Description
Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase stuffed with seeds to the massive gray city, where she goes to stick with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, little by little brightening the store and bringing smiles to customers’ faces with the flowers she grows. But it’s in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece — an ambitious rooftop garden — which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile. Sarah Stewart introduces readers to an engaging and decided young heroine, whose story is told through letters written home, even as David Small’s illustrations beautifully evoke the Depression-era setting.
Book Main points:
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 8/30/1997
- Pages: 40
- Reading Level: Age 4 and Up