The Summer My Father Was Ten, The - Hardcover

Brisson, Pat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563974355 ISBN 13: 9781563974359

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 1998

Synopsis

It was the summer that the boys lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. Then someone tossed a tomato back instead of a baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemed like great fun at the time, but in the end Mr. Bellavista's garden had been destroyed. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations. With luminous, beautifully detailed watercolors, the artist has captured both the sadness and the quiet joy woven throughout the tale.

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Review:

Every year my father and I plant a garden. Tomatoes, peppers, onions, marigold, and zinnias grow in neat, straight rows...and every spring my father tells me about Mr. Bellavista and the summer my father was ten. -From the book.

About the Author:

Pat Brisson is the author of "Benny's Pennies, "the "Kate "books, "Hot Fudge Hero, "and "Wanda's Roses, "an "American Booksellers ""Pick of the Lists." She lives in Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Andrea Shine is the illustrator of "Big Band Sound "and "The Faraway Drawer, "both by Harriett Diller. She lives in Southampton.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1563974355
• ISBN 13: 9781563974359
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Shine Andrea