Mrs. Spitzer's Garden - [Gift Edition]

A beautiful, moving story and the perfect teacher appreciation gift

Mrs. Spitzer is a wise teacher who knows many things. She knows about gardens. She knows about children. She knows how similar they are, and how both will flourish if tended lovingly.

There are many remarkable teachers like Mrs. Spitzer in the world, and Edith Pattou's simple, moving story along with Tricia Tusa's inspired, whimsical illustrations celebrate all they do, year after year, to help our children grow and blossom.

About the author

Edith Pattou is the author ofEast, an ALA Notable Book, and its sequel, West; Hero's Song; Fire Arrow, a Booklist Top Ten Fantasy Novel of the Year; Ghosting; and the New York Times bestselling picture book Mrs. Spitzer's Garden. She lives in Columbus, Ohio.
www.edithpattou.com
Twitter: @epattou
Instagram: @ediepattou

Summary

A beautiful, moving story and the perfect teacher appreciation gift.
Mrs. Spitzer is a wise teacher who knows many things. She knows about gardens. She knows about children. She knows how similar they are, and how both will flourish if tended lovingly.
There are many remarkable teachers like Mrs. Spitzer in the world, and Edith Pattou's simple, moving story along with Tricia Tusa's inspired, whimsical illustrations celebrate all they do, year after year, to help our children grow and blossom.

Additional text

"I love this book! Every teacher in the universe should have a copy."--Bestselling author Mem Fox
 
"A very loving book, a tribute really, to the teachers of the world and beyond them to all people who nurture children."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Product details

• Authors: Edith Pattou
• Assisted by: Tricia Tusa (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 7
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2007
• EAN: 9780152058029
• ISBN: 978-0-15-205802-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 178 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 209 g
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Picture books; Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, animal books;animal books for toddlers, Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, JUVENILE FICTION: School & Education, kid;toddler;school;animal;family;back