Sprite and the Gardener was such a sweet little graphic novel. The illustrations were beautiful and the story had great themes of teamwork and friendship. I would’ve liked a little more depth to the story but I’m hoping for a sequel!

I remember reading a small comic a few years ago about a little sprite and the gardener she was in love with and helped make her garden beautiful ("the most beautiful garden in town is the work of a fairy who loves the gardener's smile"). This is the graphic novel that sprouted from that little comic.
I absolutely adored this little graphic novel, it was so cute and delightful.

The Sprite and The Gardener is a wonderfully gentle graphic novel about the magic of sprites living between the plants of your garden.

Reminiscent of a fairy tale, we are introduced to a group of colourful sprites who live in gardens but no longer have to take care of them, as humans have taken up that role. Wisteria, the new sprite, comes in contact with a young gardener trying to make their garden beautiful and tries to secretly help them. The story itself wasn't the most groundbreaking or original, although it's obvious that wasn't the goal of the graphic novel. The art made the story what it is. Inspired by old fairytale art, it's filled with vibrant colours that bring the whole story to life.

This dreamy, lighthearted read is something you would marvel at with your little sister. The whimsical story reads rather quickly and the values of friendship, unity and nature are beautifully shown.

I'd like to thank Oni Press for providing this copy via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

This was such a charming comic with beautiful illustrations. It would be well-suited to a younger audience and contains themes of teamwork and friendship. It was sweet, but there wasn't much depth to the plot and little to no conflict to make things interesting or drive any character development.

A beautifully drawn tale of love and gardening, The Sprite and the Gardener combined lovely heart with light story to create an all around lovely reading experience. Though relatively short and lacking any substantial stakes, this book still captivated me and made it quite easy for me to binge read the entire novel in one sitting. If you love light, stress-free graphic novels that are sure to teleport you away from the stress of the world, this book's for you!

Gardens are full of tiny fairy-like sprites, who used to take care of nature, helped it grow. More recently they have taken early retirement because humans came along, taking care of their gardens.

In this book, one little sprite called Wisteria decides to do some work on a seemingly abandoned, overgrown garden, only to find a young girl who has come to clean the garden up. So Wisteria starts helping her in secret. If you think that secret won't last, well goshdarn, you might just be right!

The art is beautiful, although I'm not a huge fan of the manga-like faces. The colouring especially is a sight to behold. The story is okay - it's sweet, it's nice, it won't blow you're socks off. It's probably aimed more at a young audience.

Thank you to NetGalley and Oni Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. The Sprite and the Gardener is scheduled for release on May 4th, 2021.

This graphic novel is a quick, wholesome read for all ages and I absolutely loved it!!! This story follows Wisteria, a sprite who is new to town in a time where the sprites, who used to be the sole caretakers of all flowers, plants and other flora on Earth, have given up that role since humans have begun tending to their own gardens. Wisteria decides that she doesn’t want to give up her relationship with plants so she finds a garden that needs her care. In doing so, Wisteria forms an unlikely friendship with Elena, a human, who is teaching herself how to garden. Together they learn the value of working together, asking for help, and building friendships.

This story is great if you’re in the mood for a light read, trying to get out of a reading slump, or you just want something that will make you smile. The artwork throughout is amazing and it really builds an excellent world that you can lose yourself in at any time. I highly recommend this book.

(Spoiler alert, together they also create a beautiful and flourishing garden 💜)

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I remember seeing the original one page comic that inspired this and really thought it was sweet.

This graphic novel is about a new fairy in the area who ends up helping a young woman garden. They end up working together to make the backyard garden better. This in turn makes the other fairies want to help as well and end up making friends with others in the community to help the community bloom.

It ends up teaching others to ask for help as well as that it is okay to collaborate to make things work out.

thanks to netgalley and the publisher for providing me with this eARC.

this was so cute!! i love manga so much with how absurd and most times predictable it is but somehow it manages to make it all entertaining! loved this a lot.

This was SUCH a cute graphic novel! I especially loved the art and all of the colors used in it. This was such a cute magical book about a sprite helping a gardener grow their mom's old garden. This would be such a cute little short movie too, I bet.

AAAAHHHH so cute and charming and I am fully, fully obsessed. A beautifully crafted tale full of lush art and incredible characters.

Adorable Thumbellina like comic for soul nurturing escape

“Sprite and the Gardener” by Joe Whitt and Rii Abrego is a beautiful, extremely cute and meditative comic book for young readers who love flowers. There is something very peaceful about those pages and the drawing are just beautiful, making anyone fall in love with the wonderful bloom.
In this story we follow Wisteria, a sprite who wants to reclaim the lost power of her people and grow a garden again when she sees how happy it makes a human teen. There is not much more to the story than that, but it is enough, in a way it says a lot, and it says nothing, it is a little slice of hope in a world that runs out of time for the important things: that is for real connections with others and with nature. The messages are simple, and at the same time very powerful.
The illustrations are absolutely stunning. They reminded me of the 1920s Art nouveau posters and glasswork and I really enjoyed them. There is the thick cursive lines of the time, with over flowy lines, and those muted slightly earthy tint to temper the vivid colours of the vegetation. The blooming flowers are lush and so are the cute sprites. This is really a pleasure for the eyes we don’t see often in pre-teen comics.
I loved the peacefulness and wholesomeness of the comic. This will not talk to readers in search of action or love stories. This is really like taking a walk in the park with close family as a way to just spend time with them, because you like being with them. This comic celebrates little feelings and how those are really what makes us happy in life. And I like that this message is oriented to a young crowd, not to the more mature audience that usually gets it because they already arrived to that conclusion.
I would really recommend this comic to people who enjoyed “The Secret World of Arrietty” by the Ghibli studio, or the novel “Toby Alone” by Timothée de Fombell. A fantastic work for all ages looking for a moment of wonder with no hard edges.

Sprite and the Gardener is very cute and heart-warming. And that is all. The story is very simple and I can imagine reading this when I'm upset and would need something to make me feel better. It is uplifting and and has a happy ending, so if this is something you seek, go for it.

For me, I felt like I needed something a little bit more. More to the story, or if the story is very simple like here I usually can enjoy the art but not in this case, I did not like the color combination used. But this is my personal opinion, everyone reacts to art differently and I'm sure many people will enjoy Sprite and the Gardener.

I thought this was such a cute graphic novel. I loved the art style, story, and characters of this novel. I love Wisteria as the main sprite who is new town and wanting to fit in with the others, but then she saw a human who was trying to grow a flower, but couldn't so Wisteria decided to help. Most sprites stopped using their powers with the earth after the humans came and took over. I also love how this story is about working together to make beautiful things.

* Thank you to Netgalley and Oni Press for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review *

This graphic novel is just so sweet, feel-good, and wholesome! If you’re a fan of K. O’Neill’s Tea Dragon series, I think you’ll really like this one as well! I'd also recommend this to anyone who's a fan of gardening, fae creatures, cottage-core, or just magical little feel-good stories in general.

Sprites have stopped helping out in gardens since humans started tending them, but when Wisteria comes to a new neighborhood she decides to start helping out in a nearby garden that’s fallen into disrepair unbeknownst to the human gardener it belongs to.

The art is so sweet, soft, and charming, and the story felt like it wrapped me in a warm hug! As a gardener myself, the concept and art really felt so personal and beautiful. It was a little short and simple, but I can definitely see this being an introduction to a larger story to come, and it truly was an uplifting little tale about friendship and working together!

So cute, loved this adorable and vivid tale!! I loved this book, from its cover to the storyline and the lovable characters

Once upon a time, fairies tended to the garden. Nowadays, they don't really know what to do - until a new fairy in town shakes things up.

This was so cute, adorable and calming. The colour palette is made up of very soft tones, very pastel, and the illustrations are very detailed but still not overwhelming. I love how different each fairy looks, even the littlest side character has their own thing going on.

Very positive story, was fun to read and I'm sure I'll come back to this in the future.
The arc was provided by the publisher.

LOOK👏🏽 AT👏🏽 THAT👏🏽 PRETTY 👏🏽COVER!👏🏽

Wisteria & her sprite friends are so cute, this little story is so adorable, the art style is absolutely delightful, I want more, please!

I'm a sucker for amazing graphics and then I'm a sucker for supporting debut artists- mix them- & boom!

As I finished this, I immediately headed to Twitter to look up those artists- and now I'm head over heels in love with everything that Rii has put into existence.

the sprite and the gardener is an absolute joy!!

it's something of a fairytale. we are introduced to the colorful fairy sprites who used to be the sole caretakers of earth's plants, but who have become inactive now that humans are gardeners. the story follows one particular sprite, wisteria, who wants to work alongside humans and tend the flora together.

the art here is absolutely beautiful. it seems to be inspired by classic fairytale art, except the sprites have diversity!! their dynamic facial expressions are wonderful, and vibrant colors bring both the characters and the plants to life.

definitely a quick read, but i smiled and chuckled throughout. it's a nice meditation on the elation that comes with bringing joy to others.

what could be better than friendships that bloom over the love and care of plants??

Thank you to Netgalley and Oni Press for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was just SO lovely.
If you like good and tender stories with beautiful art, you must have to read this.
All the art and the characters were just precious, I'm literally speechless.
Please, give an opportunity to this beauty.