Just a Matter of Time

Meg, sitting in a gazebo memorizing her homework, is accused by her grandmother of having lost her curiosity. But when the garden is transformed into a maze, Meg discovers it is her job to find Time. He’s been beaten in a boxing match by the Lop-Eared Rabbit and is hiding. She must find him before her own allotment of time runs out.

Searching, Meg meets the Rhymester (once a celebrated poet), the Pig Who Stole Time, the Sheep Who Lost Her Mind, and many other creatures who show her that time is more than minutes on a clock — that it can be begged or borrowed, stolen or squandered, and that if she is to make the most of her own time, she must follow her curiosity.

Approrpriate for ages: 7+