The story opens with Wirt (voiced by Elijah Wood) and Greg (Collin Dean) lost in a wood called the Unknown, which is home to a mysterious Beast (Samuel Ramey) that stalks the boys. On an unplanned detour from home to school one morning, Avery and Zib find themselves climbing over a stone wall into the Up and Under – an impossible land filled with mystery, adventure and the strangest creatures.Īnd they must find themselves and each other if they are to also find their way out and back to their own lives. OVER THE GARDEN WALL is the adventurous tale of two brothers journey through a magical forest to get back home. But where everything Avery does and is can be measured, nothing Zib does can possibly be predicted, except for the fact that she can always be relied upon to be unpredictable. Zib is also an exceptional child, because all children are, in their own way. Everything he does is precise, from the way he washes his face in the morning, to the way he completes his homework – without complaint, without fuss, without prompt. If you trust her you’ll never make it home…Īvery is an exceptional child. Deborah Baker, New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Seanan McGuire introduces readers to a world of talking trees and sarcastic owls, of dangerous mermaids and captivating queens in Over the Woodward Wall, an exceptional tale for readers who are young at heart.
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