Here in the Garden
by Briony Stewart

From award-winning author and illustrator Briony Stewart comes a tender picture book about loss, love and friendship.

A$24.95

(Hardback)

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Overview

The wind is raking through the falling leaves and I wish that you were here.

As the seasons change, a young boy shares the magic of his garden with a special friend.

Here in the Garden is a personal tale from Briony’s life and shows that you can always find your way back to a loved one through your heart and memories.

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Reviews

Magpies

‘This is a lovely, gentle story of loss and the memories of a missing friend.’

Books+Publishing

‘A gentle picture book about the loss of a loved one. This is a great book for pre-schoolers to prepare them for the concepts of grief and death’

Australian Book Review

‘A tender exploration of loss set against the backdrop of the cycles of nature.’

Briony Stewart

Briony Stewart is the author and illustrator of several award-winning books for children, including the Kumiko and the Dragon series and We Love You Magoo, which was a CBCA Early Childhood Honour Book for 2020. She was also the illustrator of Mina and the Whole Wide World, which won the 2022 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Children's Fiction. Briony lectures on children’s literature at university and conducts talks and workshops with children across Australia. She loves live drawing challenges, daydreaming and discussing dragons, bunnies and how to tame lions.