A Walk in the Garden
with Mrs. Baker
Coming, Spring 2027
Kamal and Jason only wanted a shortcut to the basketball court. What could be the harm in cutting through Mrs. Baker’s back yard? Together they discover how a choice can affect others and what it really means to make things right.
This story is illustrated using MJ Blaisdell's mixed-media style: watercolor pictures with stitched and layered fabric art, bringing characters to life page by page.
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FAQs
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A Walk in the Garden with Mrs. Baker is written for children ages 4-8.
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Two boys take a “shortcut” through a neighbor’s garden after school. When they see the damage they’ve caused, they own up to it, learn from Mrs. Baker’s quirky, colorful reactions (“Good gravy! Leaping lizards!”), and find it in themselves, with some laughs along the way, to make things right.
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Yes! There are discussion questions, related activities to do with children as well as a note to parents about how to address the topic through the book with children.
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The artwork is drawn, inked, watercolored and combined with fabric and stitching for a mixed media result and then reproduced for print.
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Yes! For classroom teachers, counselors and related workers, use this link: For Schools, Libraries and Bookstores
For parents/grandparents, see the Note to Parents page in the book!
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Yes, if you indicate your interest in a signed copy in your order!