Title: The Concrete Garden

Author: Bob Graham

Reviewer: Donna Dobson

Audience: 5+

"The picture crossed deserts and mountains and cities. It bounced across the world…"

Lockdown, children living in high rise apartments, time to venture outdoors. Armed with chalk and imagination, the children take over the concrete basketball court, creating ‘a beautiful and exotic garden…And the Queen of Swirls ruled’.

The innocence and creativity of children making the best of what’s in front of them is revealed in this book. The children create a massive piece of art that is shared online once, then quickly multiplies until it is shared around the world. 

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