Maeve loves crows. She likes to talk to the ghost of her late aunt while making origami crows that come to life.
But Maeve is always alone-until she meets Fern, a new student mourning the recent loss of her father. As their friendship blossoms, Maeve struggles to share her unique perspective of the world with Fern because Maeve is autistic. Yet it's through their friendship that Fern finds a creative way to honor her father's memory. Fern's drawings of her father's favorite plants bloom into living magic, joining Maeve's origami crows. Together the friends cultivate a magical garden-and an even more magical connection.
With heartfelt storytelling and tender illustrations, this moving picture book explores grief and resilience through nature, art, and the transformative power of friendship.
| ISBN: | 9781459840072 |
| Publication date: | 14th April 2026 |
| Author: | Rosalie Nyce |
| Illustrator: | MarieEve Turgeon |
| Publisher: | Orca Book Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage fiction: Religious and spiritual stories PSHE: Bereavement and Grief |
Maeve loves crows. She likes to talk to the ghost of her late aunt while making origami crows that come to life.
But Maeve is always alone-until she meets Fern, a new student mourning the recent loss of her father. As their friendship blossoms, Maeve struggles to share her unique perspective of the world with Fern because Maeve is autistic. Yet it's through their friendship that Fern finds a creative way to honor her father's memory. Fern's drawings of her father's favorite plants bloom into living magic, joining Maeve's origami crows. Together the friends cultivate a magical garden-and an even more magical connection.
With heartfelt storytelling and tender illustrations, this moving picture book explores grief and resilience through nature, art, and the transformative power of friendship.
A Garden of Berries and Crows features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Religious and spiritual stories, PSHE: Bereavement and Grief
A Garden of Berries and Crows is available in Hardback
A Garden of Berries and Crows was written by Rosalie Nyce and published by Orca Book Publishers
A Garden of Berries and Crows has 32 pages
£19.76