A Cottage Garden Alphabet

Andrea Wisnewski. David R. Godine Publisher, $18.95 (64pp) ISBN 978-1-56792-229-5

""A is for Arbor"" through to ""Z is for Zucchini,"" each gets highlighted in one of 26 paper-cut compositions, finished with watercolors, and dramatically framed on cream-colored pages, in A Cottage Garden Alphabet by Andrea Wisnewski. A must for green thumbs of all ages.

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