![]() ![]() A treat, with artwork worth lingering over. ![]() Though the gardener leaves soon after and the trees revert to normal as the seasons change, the town thrives, as will William, it seems clear. One night, William spots the gardener, follows him, and gets a topiary lesson. There is so much to see and describe on each page. This book combines beautifully detailed illustrations about a warm, multicultural community with a whimsical storyline to create a sense of mystery and wonder. Their widely praised debut picture book The Night Gardener received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, and was Amazons 2016 Best Book of the Year, ages 6-8. One part of the creative team - with his brother Terry Fan - known collectively as the Fan Brothers. Something good." A topiary parrot appears, an elephant, a magnificent dragon townspeople of varying ages and ethnicities rejoice, and the spreads take on livelier hues. The Night Gardener conveys a lovely message of the lasting impact art can have on a person and community. Eric Fan is a picture book author and illustrator. The town, initially rendered in gray pencil, shows a blush of color as people gather to marvel: "Something was happening on Grimloch Lane. In the morning, the man's artistry is revealed: the tree has been shaped into an owl like the one William has drawn. ![]() ![]() After dark, readers see the stranger at work with his shears in a tree in front of the building. William, an orphan, sits glumly in front of his orphanage scratching an owl in the dirt as a stranger walks by. In the following days, more topiaries appear, and each one is. Brothers Terry and Eric Fan set their first story in a dreary town and imagine what happens when it is transformed by a gardener's skill. One day, William discovers that the tree outside his window has been sculpted into a wise owl. ![]()
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