Miss Jaster's Garden by N.M. Bodecker best read alouds Captured in pencil and gouache

Captured in pencil and gouache

including many traditional fairy tales

delicate paintings use pattern

Dad has been away at WWII for longer than she can remember

"Fascinating in its content

Miss Jaster's Garden by N.M. Bodecker best read alouds Captured in pencil and gouacheAfter getting caught in Miss Jaster's spring planting, Hedgie the hedgehog discovers he has become a four legged, walking flower garden. Originally published in 1972, "Miss Jaster's Garden" is a "New York Times" Best Illustrated Children's Book. Full color. N. M. Bodecker's illustrations are as quaint and witty as ever in Miss Jaster's Garden, first published in 1972. After Miss Jaster mistakenly scatters flower seeds over Hedgie the hedgehog's