In a war-torn city, a little girl tends to the last garden. But everyone is leaving and soon the girl has to leave too. The garden is all alone now but soon the seeds scatter throughout the city and the roots take hold. Inspired by true events in Syria and war gardens around the world and throughout history, The Last Garden is a thoughtful, tender story of hope, touching on issues of conflict and migration, from a talented debut picture book pairing.

Author Biography

Rachel Ip (Author) Rachel Ip was born in the UK and has lived in France, Belgium and Hong Kong, where she now lives with her family. She studied modern languages and linguistics at Cambridge University and worked in marketing communications for over ten years before turning her hand to writing. The Last Garden is her first picture book. Anneli Bray (Illustrator) Anneli Bray is an artist and illustrator from Lancashire. She graduated from Norwich University of the Arts with a degree in Illustration in 2013. Since then she has worked as a bookseller. Her work is influenced by her love of reading, nature and travel. The Last Garden is her first picture book.