{"product_id":"the-concrete-garden-9781536233803","title":"The Concrete Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eA timely, inspiring, and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression from one of the world's most treasured storytellers\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a long, cold winter, doors finally open, and children spill out like candies from a box.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAmanda is the last one out of the apartment building, with a carton of chalk in her hands. On every inch of the pavement outside, the children draw pictures of flowers and trees, mushrooms and snails, and a few very unexpected things. It's a concrete garden. Their creativity, unfettered in the open air, brings something beautiful, something hopeful, to the residents there, and to many more across the globe. From master storyteller Bob Graham comes a charming, gentle post-pandemic story about finding optimism after a dark spell, and the nurturing power of community friendships in an urban setting. \u003ci\u003eThe Concrete Garden \u003c\/i\u003ewill resonate with anyone who has been apart from their loved ones, and will encourage us all to find the brightness and color within ourselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536233803\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bob Graham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43124449444021,"sku":"9781536233803","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_07dd53e3-9f6a-49ea-9368-f3ddc049cc93.jpg?v=1694552426","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-concrete-garden-9781536233803","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}