The curious garden by peter brown7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() The messages found within its pages are subtle, always secondary to the atmosphere of playfulness and wonder. ![]() Inspired by the revitalization of the Highline railway on the west side of Manhattan, Brown fuses charming visuals with a narrative that is full of discovery and hope. I think The Curious Garden by Peter Brown is a great children’s book. These are stories that speak through the language of wonder, a native tongue we are all born knowing but can easily be forgotten through neglect and disuse. The stories that stay with kids are ones that feel authentic and true, even if they can’t articulate why. It’s true that they happily consume works filled with tired clichés and moralistic messages, but lacking cynicism and regard for convention, they generally emerge none the worse for wear. They like what they like and are completely honest about it. ![]() ![]() In reality, kids are quite discerning: Their faculties haven’t yet been dulled by the insecurities and neuroses accumulated during the process of growing up. Good children’s books aren’t simply dumbed down stories, written with smaller words and fitted with happy sappy endings. ![]()
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