For the past 20 or so novels and novellas, Laurie R. King has delivered gripping, award-winning books about Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, stories so intricately linked to the Holmes oeuvre ...

But now Starr, born Richard Starkey, is writing a children’s book based on one of those rarities, the second song he ever wrote: “Octopus’s Garden.” Simon & Schuster Children’s Books ...

When you read enough book jacket copy—that’s the stuff on the ... for Isabella, a family of garden gnomes who live in her apartment. Even though McSweeney’s and New Directions publish ...

For such a curious word, the term "blurb" has amassed ... Wouldn't the right blurb, placed just right on the book's dust jacket, be a recipe for great sales? The thing is, few people seem to ...

For younger children, the picture book “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown (Little Brown: $16.99, ages 3-6) offers the same encouragement in an equally imaginative way. Liam, a boy who lives ...

This month’s featured book, “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown, is a timeless tale that captivates readers with its brilliant illustrations and themes about having aspirations and caring ...

At the NAIBA awards banquet, Peter Brown received an award for his picture book, The Curious Garden (Little, Brown), and Gayle Forman for her YA novel If I Stay (Dutton).

"The Curious Garden," by Peter Brown is a children's book about a young boy named Liam that lives in a big city. In big cities it is not usually as common to see nature just anywhere you look.

Peter Brown has written picture books for children such as “My Teacher Was A Monster” and “The Curious Garden,” and won ... was his first book for middle-grade readers.