Rose's Garden by Peter H. Reynolds

Rose's Garden by Peter H. Reynolds, Candlewick Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-7636-4641-7
PS: Rose finds a neglected patch of earth in the middle of a bustling city where she can plant the flower seeds collected form her previous travels in her magical teapot.
Reynolds, author of The Dot and Ish, has really done it this time! In a book patterned after the "spirit" of Rose Kennedy, he tells the story of an immigrant whose "resilience and faith" ultimately resulted in a beautiful garden. Ted Kennedy relates the story to his mother when he writes: "My mother's resilence and faith inspired and nourished our family all her life. She taught each of us to persevere no matter how great the challenges and to so all we could to care for others. Reynolds poignantly captures my mother's enduring spirit in Rose's Garden. May this powerful story and my mother's beautiful greenway plant fresh seeds of hope and service for generations to come."

Here's information about Rose Kennedy's Greenway in Boston.
Read the book online at: Rose's Garden