The Gardening Dog: Watch a friendship grow

Meet two very special friends in this heartwarming and beautifully illustrated tale. Watch as a boy and a dog who don't quite fit in learn that a friendship, like a garden, takes time to grow - but that both are always worth the wait.

The Gardening Dog is never chosen to go home with anyone who visits the rescue centre where she lives. Instead she spends her time quietly growing beautiful plants. Then one day she meets a boy called Lewis, who much prefers drawing to running around with all the other children. Working together, Lewis and The Gardening Dog create a wonderful community garden for everyone to share – and as new shoots grow outside, they build a deep friendship that leads to a new start for them both.

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The Gardening Dog: Watch a friendship grow

Meet two very special friends in this heartwarming and beautifully illustrated tale. Watch as a boy and a dog who don't quite fit in learn that a friendship, like a garden, takes time to grow - but that both are always worth the wait.

The Gardening Dog is never chosen to go home with anyone who visits the rescue centre where she lives. Instead she spends her time quietly growing beautiful plants. Then one day she meets a boy called Lewis, who much prefers drawing to running around with all the other children. Working together, Lewis and The Gardening Dog create a wonderful community garden for everyone to share – and as new shoots grow outside, they build a deep friendship that leads to a new start for them both.

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The Gardening Dog: Watch a friendship grow

The Gardening Dog: Watch a friendship grow

by Cindy Wume
The Gardening Dog: Watch a friendship grow

The Gardening Dog: Watch a friendship grow

by Cindy Wume

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Meet two very special friends in this heartwarming and beautifully illustrated tale. Watch as a boy and a dog who don't quite fit in learn that a friendship, like a garden, takes time to grow - but that both are always worth the wait.

The Gardening Dog is never chosen to go home with anyone who visits the rescue centre where she lives. Instead she spends her time quietly growing beautiful plants. Then one day she meets a boy called Lewis, who much prefers drawing to running around with all the other children. Working together, Lewis and The Gardening Dog create a wonderful community garden for everyone to share – and as new shoots grow outside, they build a deep friendship that leads to a new start for them both.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781529041293
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publication date: 05/05/2026
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 9.00(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range: 3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Cindy Wume is a freelance illustrator from Tainan, Taiwan. She came to the UK in 2014 to study Children’s Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, having always had a passion for drawing and illustration. Her artwork was selected for the 2016 Bologna Children’s Book Fair Exhibition and Cindy's debut picture book, The Best Sound in the World, was longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize.
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