The Balcony - Hardcover

by Melissa Castrillon (Author), Melissa Castrillon (Illustrator)

"Castrill n offers riotous sprouting life through soft forms, stylized shapes, and bright colors." --Publishers Weekly
"Elegant...A charmingly verdant tale in classic style." --Kirkus Reviews
"Lovely...delightful." --School Library Journal

From internationally acclaimed illustrator Melissa Castrillon comes a magical story of how a girl's garden in her new home changes her life and the lives of people all around her.

When a little girl moves from her home to an apartment in the city, she takes her pretty plants with her and one by one they grow and bloom and change both her world and the world all around her as she makes a new friend. When your heart is open, the world is full of possibilities.

Author Biography

Melissa Castrillon studied at the Cambridge School of Art where she earned a first class honors degree in illustration and a master's degree in children's book illustration. She is the illustrator of If I Had a Little Dream by Nina Laden. She is also the author-illustrator of The Balcony, which received the Society of Illustrators Gold Medal. Her book Dear Little One, by Nina Laden, was a School Library Journal best picture book of the year. Her books have been published all over the world. She lives in Cambridge, England, with her husband.