"Have you ever
seen a flower
using nothing
but your nose?
Breathe deep ...
what do you see?"
Leaving a dull and colorless city, a young girl and her dog head out on the road. They are in a search for the beauty to be found in a rural landscape. The further they go, the more color they find. Stopping at a field of flowers, the two run straight into the midst of them, drinking in the beauty they find there. As they explore with abandon and by using the senses, they discover much about flowers.
"Have you ever seen
a flower so deep
you had to shout
HELLO
and listen for an echo
just to know
how deep it goes?
By focusing on the life to be found in flowers, the child discovers that life inside herself. Just as plants need water and sunshine to grow, so do children. The colored-pencil illustrations create beauty in the world through use of strong color that blankets each of the spreads. Designed with careful thought, it is a book meant to be savored and explored slowly. Connecting child to nature through imagination and wonder, each spread offers joy and hope. Readers are invited to think deeply on the connections made. What joy can be found in a flower!
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