A Garden for Lili

The Joys of Urban Gardening

Award-winning author-illustrator MELISSA IWAI is coming by for a storytime with her new picture book, A Garden for Lili.

In this companion to Dumplings for Lili, the apartment building is having a block party and Lili's Nai Nai has sent her to the garden to fetch green onions for fried rice. But one by one, the other grandma's in the building appear, giving her more garden chores to do and it isn't long before Lili feels overwhelmed. But with some help from Nai Nai, Lili comes to see that she should be proud of all the work she's done in the garden by herself!

It's a sweet tale about independence and the joys of urban gardening. With warm, inviting illustrations and rich backmatter full of gardening tips, it's the perfect read to usher in spring. Come grab a seat and listen in!

Saturday, May 16th at 11:30am at Our 17th St Store!