A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden

by Sarah Mackenzie
illustrated by Breezy Brookshire

“A Little More Beautiful: The Story of a Garden is a picture book that does, indeed, leave the world a little more beautiful than it found it.”
—The Children’s Book Review

Sly as a fox and swift as a bird, Lou Alice is determined to leave each day a little more beautiful than she found it. But when she moves away from her little house, no one in town notices she’s gone. No one, that is, except a little girl, who sets out to carry on Lou Alice’s work. But doing so is not enough.

Can the girl find a way of her own to make the world a little more beautiful?

A story about seeing and being seen for readers who love Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney or The Library by Sarah Stewart and David Small.

What will you do to leave the world a little more beautiful than you found it?

Type: Jacketed Hardcover
Cover Price: $18.99 US ($24.99 CAN)
Pages: 32
Available: March 28, 2023
Best for Ages: 3-7
Book Dimensions: 9 in H | 11 in W
ISBN: 9781956393002, 1956393005

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About the Author & Illustrator

Sarah Mackenzie

Sarah Mackenzie is a homeschooling mother of six, bestselling author, and host of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast. She lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she reads aloud and works to leave each day a little more beautiful than she found it.

Breezy Brookshire

Breezy Brookshire has been drawing since she was a little girl and loves bringing stories to life. She is an award-winning illustrator of several children’s books, and lives in Indiana, where she enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, and listening to audiobooks, and being surrounded by nature.

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