A Great Gift For Young Readers
The Fragrant Garden by Day's Lee
Nine-year-old Jade likes to help out at her family's restaurant, The Fragrant Garden. Though she is often
allowed to help set tables or clean up, she longs to be part of the more exciting tasks such as helping in the kitchen or
using the cash register. Her father and the other restaurant staff think she is too young for these responsibilities and often
interrupt any of her initiatives at helping out-until a fire breaks out in the kitchen.
Jade's quick-thinking response, recalled from a lesson in fire safety that she learned at school, wins
her praise. Her father reconsiders her request for more responsibility at the Fragrant Garden.
For ages 5 and up, $11.95, 32 pages, 20 full-colour illustrations. Available at Livres Babar, Chapters,
Indigo and Amazon
