A modern fable about nature's power from a Kate Greenaway Medal winner Mr. Barleycorn picks a green baby growing on his land, unleashing the incredible power of nature. When zucchinis flower in the kitchen and carrots sprout out of their television, Mr. Barleycorn s wife insists that the Greenling has to go. But the bounty and beauty of nature have a strange power the power to bring a whole community together."