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.
Also by Thistle: Under the Garden Gate: Delightful true tales of animals in the backyard
About the author
Thistle has a background in physical anthropology/animal behavior, studied art in college and has taken drawing/painting through local adult education art class programs for many years. In her spare time, she enjoys lace knitting and sewing skirts and blouses. She believes in stepping away from technology and offers hands-on drawing at all her events.