California the Magic Island In the native plant garden

California the Magic Island In the native plant gardenCalifornia the Magic Island by Doug Hansenclothbound, 48 pages, 9" x 12" Majestic and gorgeous picture book for ages 4 8. Queen Calafia hears that we have adopted her name for our state and listens to twenty six animals about why California is worthy of her name. This book is a delightful exploration of what makes California worthy of its regal name as we hear from each animal that characterizes California in a key cultural context or historical

Edminster weaves through stories a highly complex picture of this unique area of California

" and is described as: "sporting a serious toasted marshmallow flavor up front

The View From Bald Hill

the recipes and historical connections that are unique to Lowry's take on our California flora

along roadsides where harding grass and fennel would love to move in

as well as to the mid-spring bloomers that it naturally coincides with

Her drawings in Monocots are so exquisite that it's tempting to cut the book apart and frame the drawings

I might like to work for Douglas Tallamy

Lowry gently guides us home by teaching us how to learn from the plants that grow wild outside our doorways

they are often found in serpentine settings

We find it hard to love what we cannot give a name to

but also provides detailed advice on their cultivation including watering