''The Gardener'' is an American children's picture book by American children's book author

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, illustrated by her husband,

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and designed by art director Lilian Rosenstreich. The story, about a young girl and her rooftop garden in the city, is set in the Depression era and told through an

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style. It was published in 1997 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Awards and honors

* School Library Journal’s Top 100 Picture Books (2012) *

Caldecott Honor Book The Randolph Caldecott Medal, frequently shortened to just the Caldecott, annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children". It is awarded to the illustrator by the Association for Library Servic ...

(1998) *New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year (1997)

References

American picture books 1997 children's books Fiction set in the 1930s Caldecott Honor-winning works Children's books set in the 1930s {{child-picture-book-stub