Truth be told, with Terry and Eric Fan’s The Night Gardener I have actually (and pretty rarely for me at that) both enjoyed the accompanying illustrations considerably more than the presented narrative and in fact have also found the Fan brothers printed words not really even remotely on par with their glowing and delightfully evocative illustrations. I’ll be on the lookout for more from the Fan Brothers. Hope and dreams and imagination live in this book.Ī beautiful tale to read again and again. We have to remember to look for the magic. Balloons, animals, smiles and more! Life can be hard and monotonous at times. Extraordinary pages alive with color and detail! You will see something new each and every time you look.

We wake up! Signs of joy start to appear in color on the pages. Come see! Take a walk down the lane!Īs the big, muted brown and grey pages begin to fill in with color, readers begin to really see every line and detail. The magic of the gardener’s work brings the people together to dream and guess and experience. Magic is out there for all to see, feel, find, and change us!Ī secret night gardener slowly transforms Grimloch Lane into a circus of wonder one tree and shrub at a time. Long after the “ooohs” and “aaahh”s fade away-the hope and energy of a creation or magical moment remain. The Night Gardener is about the impression and long lasting effects magic and art can make on a soul and a community.

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