Holly Bloom’s Garden

The luminous garden scenes and playful language in this tale of late-blooming self-discovery tell the story of Holly Bloom, a girl who wants nothing more than to be a great gardener but simply doesn't seem to have the knack. Despite suggestions and support from her green-thumbed mom and siblings, Holly just can't get her garden to bloom. She waters and fertilizes and uses all the right gardening tools, but her daffodils don't grow, and her daisies keep drooping. Armed with a positive attitude and unwavering perseverance, Holly finally realizes that she does not need to grow flowers with soil and seeds to be a success. Inspired by her artistic father, she taps into her natural creative abilities and surprises everyone by growing her own unique garden--from paper, paste, pipe cleaners, and paint.

Sarah Ashman is an editor and talent representative specializing in comics and humor. She was the vice president and director of comic arts for United Feature Syndicate/Newspaper Enterprise Association, where she successfully acquired and developed Scott Adams’s Dilbert. She lives in Tarrytown, New York. Nancy Parent is the author of more than 75 children’s books, including Oh Bother! It’s the Easter Bunny, a Publishers Weekly children’s bestseller. She was the script supervisor and production coordinator on Disney’s The Little Mermaid and The Prince and the Pauper and the senior editor of Disney’s Mouse Works imprint. She lives in Pasadena, California. Lori Mitchell is an award-winning author and illustrator whose first children’s book, Different Just Like Me, was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She lives in San Diego.