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Book Event: "The Other Side of the Garden" with Sili Recio, Elena Djome Lawrence and Brianna McCarthy
Sat, Mar 21
|Organic Skincare NYC
Time & Location
Mar 21, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Organic Skincare NYC, 689 Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
About the Event
In THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GARDEN (March 3, 2026), by Afro-Dominican griot Sili Recio and her daughter, Elena, a young girl learns to cope with her grandmother’s death when she discovers memories can help keep loved ones alive in this powerful picture book from the author and illustrator of the critically-acclaimed IF DOMINICAN WERE A COLOR,
Explaining death to children can be a challenge. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GARDEN is an impactful yet gentle way to describe both loss and the grief process to kids, while helping them mourn.
With lush, serene images by Recio collaborator Brianna McCarthy, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GARDEN recounts a young girl and her mother visiting a garden similar to the one at her grandmother's old house, just beyond the fence. But this garden is different, and when the young girl calls out to her, Abuela no longer answers. With each visit to the…
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$5.00
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