Stop and Smell the Tulips

Alternate title: "James and the Giant Tulip." Alternate of the alternate title: "My Favorite Spring Children's Story" (A lackluster title that'd probably get more clicks than me trying to be cute.)

Ask any James Marshall fan what their favorite George and Martha story is, and you’ll receive a quick, enthusiastic answer. Often it’s “Split Pea Soup” or “The Surprise” — both of which are charming and hilarious (a Marshall specialty), but neither is my favorite. The story that planted a seed in my heart is “The Garden,” the last story in George and Ma…