Well this story of a year in the life of a girl's allotment in a communal garden is rather pacey, jumping months with every page-turn, and it might not quite hit the heights when it comes to selling the idea of gardening to all-comers, but it's an attractive read, and it manages to do something completely different by the end, too. Short, lyrical sections of text will not divert the young from their vegetable patch for too long, especially when gardening is presented as social and sociable as it is here.

Opening this book always makes me smile. What gorgeous colours and illustrations!

My daughter is only 3.5 years old but she's a natural born gardener, just like her grandmother (and mother), so this is a perfect picture book for our family. The Garden We Share is about the seasons, the magics of nature and the cycle of life; about a garden we share with others, i.e. a community garden, and a gardening experience a little girl is sharing with her grandmother.

I just love this visual world with the vivid colours, the blooming flowers and the cute vegetables.

Many thanks to NetGalley and NorthSouth Books for an Advance Review Copy.

A beautifully written and illustrated book that looks at the relationship between an old lady and a child and the

natural changes of our world. Through the cycle of seed to blooms and then back to seed, the life cycle of

family is seen as in the case of a granddaughter continuing after the death of her gardener grandmother..

A thought-provoking and sensitive tale told in a wonderful way. We need to appreciate what we have, be patient

and enjoy all the sights and smells while we can.

This book is so sweet. It talks about gardening with family. An how from a little seed life sprouts. It shows how the garden grows and the animals and insects that thrive from a garden. Then how after the loss of a loved one effects life. And how you can relive the memories and joy by planting the garden every year. Its a beautiful tale of love and life cycles.

4.5 Stars

The book started on a sweet note with a little girl and her granny planting seeds. They nurture the garden with loads of love and share the bounty with others. They collect the seeds and pack them for next spring. However, autumn brings an unexpected change. The kid continues the tradition and waits to feel the same as she did before.
The book is about love, families, nurturing, patience, loss, handling grief, and finding joy in nature. The illustrations are soft and soothing. They have a dreamlike quality to them. I didn’t expect such a twist in the second half or the comforting ending.
The story and the illustrations managed to give so much to the reader in a few pages. Just beautiful!
I received an ARC from NetGalley and NorthSouth Books and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This gorgeous picture book is about gardening, but it is also about love, loss, and community. Our lead character walks us through the year in her garden, which is also a year that sees the loss of her beloved grandmother. As she remembers her times with her grandmother, children are reminded that the memories of those they love stay with them. The illustrations are rich with all the colors of a Springtime garden, as well as a diverse community. I especially love the inclusion of different body sizes in the illustrations, something that is all too often neglected in children's picture books. Highly recommend for early childhood classrooms.

I didn’t love this one, I didn’t dislike it either though. The illustrations were really cute but the overall point of the story did not make a ton of sense to me.