{"product_id":"9781638191506","title":"The Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Beauties blossom aplenty in this welcome volume. \u003cem\u003eThe Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett \u003c\/em\u003ecan’t fail to captivate the minds and hearts of young readers and even, perhaps, plant some seeds there.”—Gregory Maguire, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWicked\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e?Secret gardens, hidden gates, flowering passageways. A picture book biography of Frances Hodgson Burnett\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e's \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ewinding and captivating life. ??\u003c\/i\u003e??\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrances could\nnot believe her ears.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow could Mamma\nmake them move to the city?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd how could Frances\nleave her country garden?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho would see\nthe magic when the sweetbriar bloomed?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho would look\nfor tigers in the rose bushes?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eWho would pick\nthe strawberries?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances Hodgson Burnett—best known for writing \u003ci\u003eThe\nSecret Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLittle Lord Fauntleroy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Little Princess\u003c\/i\u003e—had\na difficult childhood, losing her father when she was very young and moving with\nher family from England to Tennessee in hopes of a better life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe’d been making up stories her entire life but didn’t\ntry to write professionally until she was a teenager to help feed her family. Her\nfirst submissions to a magazine were published and she eventually became well\nknown all over the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Hodgson Burnett’s life story, told in lyrical\nprose evoking some of the same magic of her own stories.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Angelica Shirley Carpenter","offers":[{"title":"Bushel \u0026amp; Peck Books |  Hardback | Picture book |  2024-06-18","offer_id":45417114337535,"sku":"9781638191506","price":24.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_bd5a26e5-8a52-413a-8ee1-dc8b9e59030b.jpg?v=1732726284","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781638191506","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}