He's older than anyone can tell. Older than the trees. Older than anybody. For as long as she can remember Lucy has wanted to catch a glimpse of the mysterious green man who lives in Grandpa Will's garden: Lob. You have to be very special to see him; that's what Grandpa says. Lucy's parents think Lob's just imaginary but Lucy knows he exists. & she can't believe it when she finally spots Lob in the gooseberry bushes. But Lucy's world is about to be shattered by a terrible event. What will happen to Lob now
- & will she ever see him again? Linda Newbury with the vivid embroidery of Pam Smy's illustrations has conjured a real green man right out of the woods & stories of legend.