I loved the book when I first read it in Janet Hickman's Children's Literature course at OSU. It was fun to return to the story in graphic form. I can't wait to see what my students think of it!

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I loved the book when I first read it in Janet Hickman's Children's Literature course at OSU. It was fun to return to the story in graphic form. I can't wait to see what my students think of it!

Meh on this one. Not huge on the art or the font, given how wordy some of the panels are. It was fine, but not as eye catching as I hoped. I thought it might tie in well, starting with being stuck at home and quarantining, but not sure how well it will hold.

Tom's brother gets sick so he gets sent off to live with a childless aunt and uncle. He is convinced it will be a boring time, but he discovers when the old grandfather clock downstairs strikes 13 at night, if he goes out the backdoor, he will find himself in a huge garden. He visits every night and makes friends with a girl named Hatty. She can see him, but it seems like others can't see him. Weird thing is that each time he goes through, Hatty has aged. It's not really noticeable at first.

Eventually, Tom learns that the old woman upstairs is Hatty as an old woman.

Good story. Not really a big conflict or anything.

I think this story probably needed the actual novel to convey it thoroughly. This one in graphic form didn't make a lot of sense to me. However, the illustrations were fantastic.

Amazing book! This was a great book that without hearing about it from a Miyazaki's biography where it is said that Tom's Midnight Garden inspired him a lot in his works, I would have never heard about this beautiful story.
I discovered this graphic novel while searching for the original book and I decided to read it first, also knowing that Edith was the illustrator, well of course. I really loved this book for its story and its illustrations. I could notice the elements that might have inspired Miyazaki, mainly in Howl's Moving Castle, like the door switch which could take you to other places and the beautiful gardens and so on.

This was a fantastic reading moment and I want to read the original book now.

I have not read this well-loved children’s classic so thought this graphic novel might help me out. While i loved the illustrations; the trees and the garden were lovely and atmospheric, I felt it did not read as smoothly as the book must (at least I hope it reads more smoothly than this). With so many cells on a page and so much to include, it was a struggle with the tiny sized font as well. It did however pique my interest in the book. I love a good time-travel story so I’ll keep an eye out for the original.