Rock By Rock

This is the real story of Nek Chand, an artist, who built a wonderful garden out of rocks, stones, broken plates, and glass, which would have been otherwise considered trash. This serves as a great inspiration for the present and future generations. This book is also one of the Texas Bluebonnet book award nominees of 2022-23.

Title: Rock by Rock - The Fantastical Garden of Nek Chand

Author: Jennifer Bradbury

Illustration: Sam Boughton

Nek Chand moved to India after Pakistan was separated from India. He was separated from his childhood village and surroundings due to this incident and he felt extremely sad. This paved the way for him to start creating this wonderful rock garden, hidden inside a forest and in the midst of a bustling city. The rock garden of Nek Chand was one of the most cherished and preserved wonders of India.

This book can even be read aloud to toddlers and little kids. They would be really keen to watch all the wonderful illustrations in this book.