Five paw prints. Somewhere in the world there is a garden. A VERY beautiful garden. In this garden is a boy who is searching for something. He finds a baby made out of a bush, animals made out of bushes, family members, and a number of other things. The boy is also finding garden tools that would be needed to take care of the garden. While this is going on, the plants in the garden are telling a very special story to the boy. The story is of his great-grandfather. The great-grandfather wants to share his life story, but his memory isn't very good and he uses the plants to help him remember. What a wonderful story! I really enjoy books by Lane Smith, but this has got to be one of the best books he has ever created. The story is simple but powerful. The pictures are easy to follow but so detailed you need to "read" the pictures more than once to understand everything that is happening. It's also a good example of a picture book that is not necessarily for younger students because of the maturity of the subject matter. I highly recommend this book to "children" of all ages. To learn more about Lane Smith and his books, visit http://www.lanesmithbooks.com.
37 comments:
When it looked like the green person was peeing.
My favorite part of this story was when the little boy gave his grandpa his suplies.
My favorite part of the story was when the little boy craved a plant of his grandfather.
My favorite part of this story was when the author made it look like bush baby was crying but it was just a hose.I also liked the beautiful,creative,colorful pictures the illustrater made.I think this book should win an award.
My favorite part of this book was when it looked like bush baby was crying in the beging.
My favortie part of the story was when the boy at the end of the story was learing to graden like his grapa.
I like this book because when the grandfather dies the grandson follow's in his footsteps
I liked this book because it was about a garden and I like gardens .also I liked the ilastaitions, they tell you what is hapaning.
My favorite part of this book was when the bush baby was crying(the hous)and when the bush baby had the chicken poucks(they where cheerys)the end.
My favorite part of this book was when the little boy made the baby look like it was crying.
My favorite part of the book was when the little boy met his futere wife in the Paris themed part of the garden.Then they got married and had children and many more grandchildren.
My forite part of this book is the war
My favorite of the book is at the end of the story they had a very green garden
my favorite part was the whole thing.
My favorite part of this book was when the grandson found the big plant cannon. In liked when the grandfather bilt the big scalpchar of the his grandson. I liked when the grandfather's grandson will walk in the grandfather's footsteps. That is why I like this true story award winning book.
I didn't like this book because it didn't make any sence to me.
My favorite part of this book was when they showed a garden World War.
I did not like this book because it was not interesting or cool.
My faverite part of this book was when the changes happend.
I did not like this book because it was not funny.
My favorite part of this book was when the Grandpa made a garden of things that happened to him in the past.
My favorite part of this book was when the kid had a bush as a wifvf.
My favorite part of this book was the garden and I liked how they told it. It was very intresting.
My favorite part of this book was when it showed the grandchild reaching down to pick up glasses and in the background it shows world war.
My favorite part of this book is when the old man makes bushes of his memories.
My favorite part of this book was when he kissed the girl and made the eliphint.
My favorite part of this book was when he made a elephant because a saying is that elephant's remember every thing.
i didn't like this book because: It was all about bushes and i do not like bushes because they are precly and leavy that is why i do not like bushes.
My favorite part of this book was when the tree shot the canen ball at the other tree.
My favorite part of this book was when the little boy walked around and saw all of the things his grandfather had made.
My favorite part of this book was when he put the hat on the elifente
my favorite was when he played with all of his hegis
My favorite part of this book waswhen Grandpa Green trimmed the bushes to look like real people or real objects
I did not like this book becaus it did not make any sence to me.
My favorite part of this book was the elefint grass scolptur.
I didn`t this book because.It didint have a lot colers.
i loved this boo kbecause the buetiful technique the author used.
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