During her mother's absence, a young girl discovers the joys of
gardening--and the rewards of persistence and a sharp eye--in a sweet
intergenerational story.
A young girl must stay with her grandparents while her mother is in the
hospital. At first, it's hard at first to focus on anything but missing
and worrying about her mom. But then Grandpa suggests that she help out
in his garden. And what a garden it is! There are rows and rows of
vegetables and all kinds of flowers, but the most beautiful of all are
Grandpa's sweet peas. Maybe, Grandpa suggests, she can take care of them
over the summer and enter them into the flower show when the season
ends. The problem is, nothing seems to go right with the sweet peas. No
matter what she does, the flowers keep dying. Until finally, the mystery
is solved--but will the sweet peas bloom in time for the show? If only
her mother were there . . . With warm, child-friendly illustrations and
a simple narration, author-illustrator Hazel Mitchell tells a timeless
story about holding on to hope in hard times and finding the strength
and determination to see it through. A brief author's note at the end
offers a bit of history and a few details about sweet peas for aspiring
gardeners.