"If television's
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood had a visiting gardener,
it would make perfect sense to cast Sharon Lovejoy, a southern
California author."
"Hollyhock Days ...and Sunflower Houses
...demonstrate her warm gentle way of luring kids to the garden."
Country America, March 1995
"I loved Sharon Lovejoy's first book so much
that probably nothing, even another one by her, can quite live
up to it."
"The text is beautifully written, and illustrated with delicate
magical watercolor drawings."
"A treasure. Keep it up, Sharon."
American Library Book Review, October 1995
"(Sharon Lovejoy) has written these two splendid books for
parents or grandparents or grownup friends to share with children,
interweaving her own childhood memories and a marvelous mix of
garden lore, nature activities and stories and poems."
Children's Book Review, Summer 1995
"Lovejoy's book...tapped the tremendous longing
people of all ages have to experience nature and to thrill, like
a child discovering his first dandelion, at its unending beauty
and fascination."
Jane Harriman, The News Journal, Wilmington, DE,
June 1995
"Hollyhock Days is a book to
read curled up in front of a warm fire on a cold day when you
are dreaming of Spring.... Turn off the radio and television set
and read Hollyhock Days for a spiritual lift."
Portia Meares, "Book Review", IHA Newsletter,
February 1995
"Hollyhock Days is sort of an
adult sequel to Sunflower Houses. Where that book
concentrated on fun and educational things to do in your garden
with children, Hollyhock Days concerns itself more
with solitary and personal ways of planning and enjoying your
garden.
Deborah Pulliam, "Garden Books", Maine
Times, March 1995
"In Hollyhock Days , Sharon
combines poetry, drawings, stories and practical gardening advice.
She takes us through the gardening year with poems and projects
for each month." "Hollyhock Days also includes
projects that children would love to do."
Lynne Schwartz-Baker, Sunday Gazette Mail, West
Virginia December 1994
"Explore Hollyhock Days and share the magic
of gardening with a child you know."
"Sharon Lovejoy delights in gardening and has a fascination
with nature and a love for sharing her enthusiasm with others,
particularly children."
"Hollyhock Days is a mixture of folklore, imagination,
imagery, science stories and inspiration."
Geri Warfield, Youth Education Specialist, "Green
Thumb News", Denver Botanic Gardens
"If you are a gardener looking for something
special to read this summer, I have some suggestions for you.
Sunflower Houses and Hollyhock Days Garden
Adventures for the Young at Heart, are two of the most
delightful books I have ever read."
"Hollyhock Days is full of more wonderful ideas and information."
These are books to own and cherish, to give or share with a friend,
especially a young friend."
Mary Pneuman, The Bluffton News, Ohio, a member
of the National Newspaper Association, July 1995