Seeds CL

by George Shannon

Warren shares a great friendship with Bill, the artist who lives next door. Everything changes, however, when Warren's family moves away. Distance ends their daily talks, but the times they shared continue to affect their lives. In gentle text and sunny illustrations, this is a story of small but meaningful beginnings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395669901
• ISBN13: 9780395669907
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Deep Roots

Warren, a young boy is avidly interested in his neighbor's garden. He and his neighbor Bill, bond over tending the garden and describing the work they do to ensure its growth. The friendship moves beyond outdoor work, the pair enjoy reading, telling stories and jokes. Warren is rather rudely uprooted when he moves to a larger town. He misses Bill and finally writes him requesting seeds so he can grow his own garden. Bill in turn thanks Warren for giving him an idea for the book he is writing - one about friendship across the miles and the deep roots that go further than the garden. This is a beautiful story about friendship between generations; a child and an adult. The fact that the two primary characters are of different races is not emphasized in the story, but it does beautifully point out that people, like flowers come in many beautiful colors. This is an excellent and very moving book!