Behind the Garden Gate: Animal Stories in Verse - Hardcover

by Thistle (Author), Thistle (Illustrator)

Wander Behind the Garden Gate with Thistle and discover the amusing antics of the animals in her backyard. The book contains ten poems that uniquely capture these delightful true tales in entertaining verse and lovely color pencil illustration. Find out if Theo, the chipmunk, makes it "Across the Patio." Play peek-a-boo with a couple of cats. Say "Good Morrow" to a deer while a fisher cat mom teaches the secrets of the yard to her children. Along the way, "Jump Around" a frog, a skunk, and a mouse. The stories make wonderful treats, helping to spark the readers' imagination of visitors in their own backyard. The book is targeted at children ages 2 - 8 but anyone with a love of animals and nature will enjoy it.