I bought this book at a library sale just for the wonderful fabric-relief illustrations by Salley Mavor. I've been looking for more of her work since being introduced to it in a picture book version of "Mary Had a Little Lamb", which is filled with beautiful stitched scenes of home, school, and berry picking complete with amazing French-knot covered lambs. The Hollyhock Wall has lovely garden scenes incorporating live plant materials along with the needlework elements. It's a pretty book, with lots of detail to enjoy.