Gwendolyn Wallace is a gardener, a student, a teacher, a historian, and the author of two new works of illustrated children’s literature. Joy Takes Root, and The Light She Feels Inside (both published this year) are works grounded in the human impulse to garden. 

In words, stories, and images these additions to the world of children’s literature help to grow us all.

Using her own history and experience with gardens and gardening, Gwendolyn’s stories remind us (no matter our age) that our gardens raise and tend to us as much as we raise and tend to them!

As we lean into the grateful season of November and December - Enjoy.

All images courtesy of Gwendolyn Wallace, all rights reserved.

It might be just the inspiration we need to get us all planting!

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"Joy Takes Root," a conversation with author Gwendolyn Wallace

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