This was a wonderful book because of the memories it brought back gardening with my grandparents. I like how poppa taught both art and planting which young students can also learn from.

Way to go Poppa for completely engaging, encouraging, and supporting Theo's imagination and desire to create. They might not have the resources to make a garden like Theo wanted, but putting their ideas together, they came up with something just as beautiful! While painting their garden Poppa still found many teaching moments where he passed on his knowledge to Theo. I love when learning comes naturally during fun times like painting! He teaches her specific strategies for painting, but he also teaches her about the garden they are "planting." I was seriously so impressed at his ability to make this moment for Theo completely authentic, and in the end the garden is better than she originally planned! Art works like that a lot of the times. This book offers strong extension activities- a school "imaginary garden" and maybe even a day when you invite a grandfriend to school to help add to the garden. ( )

This is such a cute story about a girl and her grandfather who cannot have a real garden so they paint one instead. Such a cute story!

Poppa & Theo (Theodora) spend many hours in their garden, but when Poppa moves to an apartment there is nor room on the balcony for a garden. Poppa buys a large canvas and together he & Theo plan out and paint a garden to rival that of the one they shared before the move. When Poppa goes out of town on vacation it is up to Theo to tend the garden....

This is a lovely book and incorporates the use of colors and flower names as a learning tool. ( )

46 months - LOVED LOVED LOVED this book!!!! What a fantastically creative story about painting a garden... art and gardening... you can't get a better combination. O enjoyed the book as well but maybe not quite as much as I did. ( )