The Extraordinary Gardener: A Picture Book

Sam Boughton's picture book The Extraordinary Gardener is a beautiful and poignant story about a young boy seeking color in a dreary world.

Joe is a boy just like any other, but with a bigger imagination. Joe lives in an ordinary apartment building in a rather ordinary city. His world is rather gray. But he spends his time imagining a wonderful, colorful world filled with exotic plants and unusual animals.

One day, Joe decides to plant a seed on his balcony. He waits and waits, but nothi...