Mr. Goethe's Garden: book cover
Mr. Goethe's Garden: book cover
Title Page: Mr. Goethe's Garden
Title Page: Mr. Goethe’s Garden
Illustration from Mr. Goethe's Garden
Fancy visitors arrive to visit Mr. Goethe
buds
"The rose bud is nature breathing in..."

 

Waving up at Mr. Goethe
Hello Mr. Goethe!
Watercolor painting of Mr goethe's garden gate
Anna at the garden gate
Watching Mr. Goethe painting in his garden

Mr. Goethe’s Garden tells the story of a unique friendship between an inquisitive young girl, Anna, and her neighbor, the elderly, world-famous playwright, artist and natural scientist, Johann von Goethe. Anna visits Mr. Goethe in his well-tended garden where he teaches her to draw and to observe the world of nature in a special way. Set in the 1830s, this book was inspired by Goethe’s life and his botanical treatise The Metamorphosis of the Plant.

Exquisitely sensitive illustrations and elegant text reveal the intricate wonders of the plant kingdom. As the bonds of friendship deepen between Anna and her wise neighbor, she experiences a new way of seeing the natural cycle of the plant from seed to flower to fruit and to seed again. “… Just practice listening with your eyes, and one day when you least expect it, you will see with your heart and be swept up into nature’s dance.” An informative afterword describes the life of Goethe and his many accomplishments. (Ages 6-9)

— From the Steiner Books Catalog

 

“…it is among the best children’s books I’ve ever read.”

Bob and Nancy’s Bookshop

 

 

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