The Secret Garden

When spoiled rich girl Mary Lennox is orphaned, she is shipped from India to live in her uncle’s enormous manor in faraway England. Forbidden to play in most of the imposing house, the lonely girl goes out into the grounds every day. Before long, Mary finds a key to a secret garden that has been left untouched for 10 years, and a whole new world of enchantment opens up to her. For the first time she makes friends, and the children truly flourish as the garden reveals its haunting secret.

Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849–1924) was the author of more than 40 books, including Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden. Robert Ingpen has designed, illustrated, and written more than 100 published works of fiction and nonfiction. In 1986 he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children's literature.