bThe bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together.b pA young boy spends his mornings with his beloved Baba, his grandmother. She doesn't speak much English, but they connect through gestures, gardening, eating, and walking to school together. Marked by memories of wartime scarcity, Baba cherishes food, and the boy learns to do the same. Eventually, Baba needs to move in with the boy and his parents, and he has the chance to care for her as she's always cared for him. pInspired by memories from poet Jordan Scott's childhood, with beautiful, dreamlike illustrations by award-winning illustrator Sydney Smith, iMy Baba's Gardeni is a deeply personal story that evokes universal emotions. Like Scott and Smith's previous collaborationi I Talk Like a Riveri, winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, iMy Baba's Gardeni lends wistful appreciation to cherished time with family. pbA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selectionb