"On the hottest day of summer,
Lala's mother had enough.
"No more, Lala! No more jibber-
jabber in dirt and grass! Today
you are staying at home."
Lala cried and cried. Who
would visit her little friends?"
Lala may be a little girl, but she knows about the kindness of words. Her constant activity often exasperates her impatient mother. Lala loves being outside where she uses her energy to take care of the weeds and leaves that blossom in a nearby patch of dirt and concrete. Lala whispers words of love to the plants, carrying a pot of water to them every day. The water helps; the kind words work wonders. They are not the words she hears from her mother most days.
"Stop playing with weeds and leaves!
You're covered in dirt!" cried her mother."
Lala speaks encouragement at every turn. On the day her mother comes to the end of her patience, she makes Lala stay home - inside! From there, Lala whispers her love to her friends. What a surprise awaits the neighborhood the following morning! The surprise is not lost on her mother whose response brings the warmth and love Lala has so freely given to her dear friends.
This debut picture book speaks volumes about the power to be found in love and kindness. The energetic artwork, done mostly in black-and-white but for the warmth of Lala's yellow dress and the vibrant greens of the plants, is inventive and full of feeling.
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