The Secret Garden Book Coaster

Description:

Spring green fading to cream, bordered all the way around in briar roses — Mary at the ivy-hidden door in her coat and hat, key in the lock, painted in a round leafy medallion with a robin perched on top. A handmade coaster modeled after a little hardback, spine and all.

The robin was real. When a reader asked Burnett whether she had known the original of the bird in the story, she answered with a little essay called "My Robin" — about the English robin who kept her company in a walled rose garden in Kent. "I did not own the robin," she wrote. "He owned me — or perhaps we owned each other." On this cover he sits just above the door, right where he belongs.

Why you'll love it:

• A rose-bordered storybook cover — Mary at the hidden door, the robin perched above — in full color
• Handmade from reclaimed wood and shaped like a miniature hardback, printed spine and all
• Fully sealed with a semigloss high-performance top coat — condensation and spills wipe clean
• Felt feet on the back keep your table free of scratches

Perfect for: garden keepers, springtime readers, or anyone who suspects a locked door is an invitation.

Details:

• Material: reclaimed wood, handmade
• Dimensions: approx. 4.25" × 3.75" × 0.5"
• Finish: fully sealed, semigloss top coat
• Backing: felt feet
• A solid piece — modeled after a book, does not open

The kind of coaster you leave out on purpose.