There are few things finer than discovering a new, fantastic book with a message about nurturing, caring, and growing a healthy and strong world for those around us. One thing finer than that is watching your child discover this magical book and ask for it to be read to him two nights in a row. This discovery for us is The Curious Garden by Peter Brown.

The story is told of a sweet boy named Liam, who discovers a small patch of garden in a dreary, green-deprived town.  He nurtures the patch, sings to it, waters it, prunes it, and discovers that this small patch of garden is a curious one.  Spanning throughout the town and inspiring new gardeners to appear, there are amazing illustrations of beautiful gardens, grass covered steps, piers with lilypads and cranes, picnic spots, topiaries and more.

What an inspiration so close to Earth Day.  I cannot wait to take this new inspiration to our yard and start nurturing our own curious garden.