Author(s): Cristina Neri

Picture Books | CBCA 2022 Shortlist

Early each morning, Carina's father wakes her with a kiss on her forehead. Together they climb the sleeping volcano to tend to their garden filled with caper bushes, peaches, and prickly pears. Discovering all the wonders the garden contains, Carina asks her father why each of them exists. 'For love' is his only reply.