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Name that Book : Children's Story- From Textbook- About a garden created from the back of a cereal box.		6	Bibliophilistic, March 2009
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#127: I have read a couple of Aiken's books this year and enjoyed them, so I will put The Serial Garden on Continent TBR as well. Thanks for the recommendation. I tried reading The Savage Detectives last year and could not get into it, but I am hoping to give it another try. Thanks for the ...

... as an oil reserve. Great characters, exciting plot - what a great read about a pivotal point in Iraq's history. 84) The Serial Garden: The complete Armitage Family Stories By Joan Aiken children's (2008) Aiken wrote these delightful and magical stories about the Armitage family back in ...

... width="140" height="219" alt="Serial Garden" /> 84) The Serial Garden: The complete Armitage Family Stories By Joan Aiken children's (2008) Aiken wrote these delightful and magical stories about the Armitage family back in ...

A bit of googling found this: The Serial Garden http://www.powells.com/biblio?PID=26490&cgi=product&isbn=9781931520577 One of the short stories resembles your description - scroll most of the way down.

Maren, prompted by your comments, yesterday I ordered a copy of The Serial Garden. Yes, children's books are another of my weaknesses.

Maren, I just received Aiken's The Serial Garden recently. I haven't yet had a chance to delve into yet. At the moment, I'm reading about geisha. The problem is that every source contradicts the others to some extent, even the ones by Japanese writers, so at the moment I don't feel any ...

... reviewer book Pinocchio my review is here http://www.librarything.com/profile_reviews.php?view=Marensr I also read The Serial Garden which are splendid magical childrens stories. I guess I also reviewed it. I think Joan Aiken is one of those splendid writers who is neglected and I think ...

... Jansson All Passion Spent Books by Joan Aiken, who I think is unjustly neglected,(Generally The Wolve Chronicles or now The Serial Garden) Cold Comfort Farm The Facts of Winter

... (another present from Rom) I am finding it delightful. I also just finished a marvelous volume of Joan Aiken stories The Serial Garden. It is a bit off topic but she is one of those authors that can write for Children and adults and I wondered if there were other fans here. Her biography ...