The Extraordinary Gardener: A Picture Book

Sam Boughton's picture book The Extraordinary Gardener is a beautiful and poignant story about a young boy seeking color in a dreary world.

Joe is a boy just like any other, but with a bigger imagination. Joe lives in an ordinary apartment building in a rather ordinary city. His world is rather gray. But he spends his time imagining a wonderful, colorful world filled with exotic plants and unusual animals.

One day, Joe decides to plant a seed on his balcony. He waits and waits, but nothing happens! Joe gives up and returns to his daily life, but when he least expects it, he sees that the seed has taken root and turned into the most beautiful tree.

About the Author
Sam Boughton is an illustrator living in Devon, England. She trained at the Cambridge School of Art. The Extraordinary Gardener is her first picture book.