A review by roseleaf24
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart

5.0

Very sweet, Depression Era story about a girl who is sent from her home in the country, where her father is out of work, to live with her uncle, a baker, in the city. While Lydia Grace tells her story in her letters, the illustrations are really what tells the story here. We see how Lydia Grace transforms her corner of the world, we guess at her secret, and we understand the love she has for gardening because of the pictures. But most importantly, it is through the illustrations that we see what a wonderful man her Uncle Jim is. What a hard-working man to keep a bakery afloat, and to employ a black couple in this time period shows amazing heart.