The first page already got me falling in love with this book. The graphics is absolutely charming. It has a very Japanese manga feel to it.

The story is simple yet heartwarming and the characters are absolutely adorable. I love the message about friendship, teamwork and family in the book.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing this eARC.

The Sprite and the Gardener is about a mother, a garden, a girl, and a sprite who loves to see her smile.

This was such a beautiful and wholesome little graphic novel! I loved the coloring and character design, as well as the sweet story of love and community. This will definitely be a new comfort read!

It was an easy and enjoyable read that pulls at the heart strings. The art style is gorgeous, with carefully planned color scheme changes that create a magical mood and make the reader feel as amazed and enthralled as the characters are. The story itself is simple but captivating. It has an engaging progression and a lovely message about team work and acceptance that is perfect for children of all ages.

First of all, this is beautifully illustrated. I am OBSESSED with the art style, the pastel colors are so pretty and I would buy prints of some panels cause they look so great. The style feels like Mucha meets Steven Universe meets 80s/90s anime and I am SO here for it.
The comic book is short and its story very simple: little sprites used to care for plants but now that humans do it, there's nothing to do for them so they chill the whole day (dream tbh). That is until Wisteria realizes that their help may be appreciated after all.
It's a tale about working together, the magic of nature and living in harmony with it. It isn't a storytelling marvel, but The Sprite and the Gardener reminded me of the comfort manga of my teen years and was a great breather. It's simply a lighthearted, easy-to-read comic.
Since it's tagged children's fiction: I'd definitely say read it with/give it to your kids! It's a soothing story about the value of teamwork and the beauty of nature with a diverse cast of characters. I think it also captures the feelings and thoughts of being "the new kid" very well,, which can definitely resonate with anyone who's a little socially awkward (and who isn't?).

Definitely give The Sprite and the Gardener a go! I don't think you'd regret it - it's comforting, beautiful and an overall delight. Great debut by the creators!

This is a cute Graphic Novel. I like the cover thats what drew us to pick up and take a look at the cover is cute and her hair is giving fabulous. This reminds me of tinker bell the movie. the sprites take care of the flowers before humans started to take over and do the gardening and their not good at it. So the sprites just lounge around and relax. Wisteria is the main character she just arrived in town and feels uneasy trying to enter the friend group with the other sprite so she goes around and gets a feel for the place when things happen. the gardener is a little girl trying to plant pants lol and wisteria sees that the plants arent doing well and wants to help and make her smile by helping even though all the sprite feel like they were fired from their job of gardening. A tiny little helper. The drawings are beautiful i feel like in some places they could have introduced a different color to break it up in some pictuers but over all its a cute book for younger or elementry kids even middle grade too. bought a copy for my nephew.

Thank you to Netgalley and Oni Press for the ARC.

This story is sweet, simple, and well-told. The artwork is quite pretty and complementary to the overall vibe of the piece.


There could have stood to be the tiniest bit more conflict—everything has a neat bow on it by the end—but I think for the purposes of the themes and moral it works fine.

This was such a cute little story! The idea that gardens are grown because of the help from sprites has always been a magical one to me. That concept paired with the whimsical art makes THE SPRITE AND THE GARDENER an amazing graphic novel!

This book reminded me a lot of tinker bell. Specifically the Disney Movie version. It was super cute and magical. The art, OMG AMAZING. The whole story feels very light, colorful and happy. However, it really is about the sprite finding herself in her new friendship. Like Tinker Bell, the sprite is told by all those around her that they don't do that anymore so she treads her own path and I love that so much. This is a great read if you just want something quick, cute, and happy.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Sprite and the Gardener has been on my tbr for a while so when I found it on netgalley I jumped into the pool headlong. I'm not going to do a very long review because I don't think there's much to say either, but this comic is pure magic. It is sweetness, tenderness, feeling how the drawing and the details of each page capture you completely. It is not wanting to turn the page because of how beautiful the colors are, it is looking at how the author plays with them, it is noticing how your heart becomes softer and softer while the connection between the two protagonists becomes stronger and more beautiful.

It is finishing the comic without being able to stop smiling, and feeling how happy your heart is while you think about the story you just read. I am very happy to have discovered this comic, these characters and this author, and that they have left me with such a beautiful feeling!

The Sprites used to control the blooming of the flowers, the leafing of the trees and all the beauty that nature spreads but when humans came they took over the task. It goes like that until one day the Sprite Wisteria grows restless and bored. She finds a human struggling with a garden and she does what she can to help the struggling plants. In the end the Sprites decide that can work in tandem with the humans to build a healthy and thriving land.

The story was good but a bit rushed. A deeper dive in the history of the Sprites would have been nice but overall it was a cute story. The artwork was also gorgeous which really helped tell the story. It left me with a huge smile and hoping for a possible sequel.

Thank you to #NetGalley for letting me read #TheSpriteandtheGardener for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are strictly my own.

This was cute story. I did love the artwork, I thought it very well done. Overall it was very one dimensional and not much happened. I would’ve liked some more backstory on the sprites and maybe more dialogue between them. Not much plot going on but it was overall a nice story.

thank you NetGalley for the ARC. this is such a quick read!! I love how this story builds and my favorite is the progress of how Wisteria discovers her magic because is magical hehe. I need more of this story.

This graphic novel was a lovely short and sweet story about a sprite and a gardener working together to rebuild a forgotten garden. The art in this one is so beautiful and magical and it was such a cozy little story. I would have loved it to be a little longer and more developed but I can see this being a perfect one to read with or to younger children given its short length and simple storyline.

Thank you to NetGalley & Oni Press for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

The story of trying to rebuild. I loved this book so much that I had already read it three times before getting approved for the review copy. It is sweet and the art is adorable. I really enjoyed everything about this book and will be buying a physical copy. I really enjoyed it.

4 stars

The ethereal works of garden sprites comes together to show us that teamwork can create a magical atmosphere.

Follow along with sprite, Wisteria, as her and her human companion, Elena, re-kindle the roles sprites played in the distant past as shepherds of the plant world. This graphic novel is filled with a cute and heartwarming story and lovely graphics to dazzle you.

Personally, I would have liked to see a longer story of conflict overcome. But if you’re looking for a quick read and little conflict, this beautiful story may be for you.

Thanks NetGalley for an ARC of this graphic novel.

thank you netgalley and oni press for the arc!

this is so cute and cozy! i loved the illustrations and colour. the story reminds me of the secret world of arrietty. i wish it was longer!

Whimsical little story of garden sprites. Fluffy, feel good vibes. I’ll keep an eye out this spring for little fairies when my garden begins to bloom ☺️

This was surprisingly cute! I wanted to pick it up because I thought the cover was pretty and the illustration lives up because the entire book is gorgeous! Such an adorable book about asking for help, fairies, and gardening. It reminded me somewhat of Kay O'Neil's books with a wholesome coziness that I can never have enough of.

First off the art is absolutely gorgeous! I loved the colour palette and the way the characters are drawn.

In this graphic novel we follow Wisteria, she's new in town and stumbles upon a human. Sprites used to help gardeners and the environment and wildlife but with the growth of humans they dont need to. Feeling lost Wisteria helps the gardener and learns what her purpose is and develops and explores her powers to help Elena, the gardener revitalize her mother's garden.

I really enjoyed the story but I did feel like it could have been developed a bit better in some areas. But I enjoyed the message and especially the art. It was a very cozy read that I think will delight any reader.

Thanks to Netgalley for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed the artwork of this book but I just couldn’t get into this story. It felt all over the place and I felt lost when reading it. I DNF’d at about 60%.