Lucy's Blooms
illustrated by Alice Brereton
A multigenerational story about a young girl who learns from her grandmother about the enduring nature of love, the strength in rejecting labels, and the wisdom in standing with those who are different.
Featured in Children's Book Council's Summer 2022 Showcase: Love Makes the World Go Round
"This gently encouraging tale will inspire young readers to garden—and maintain optimism while learning new activities."
—Publishers Weekly
"A nurturing, affirmative, happy tale. . . Pervasive theme of love."
—Kirkus Reviews
"This lovely and lyrical story is the perfect read aloud for themes of family, love, persistence, empathy and resilience."
—Writers' Rumpus
The town’s annual flower contest is coming soon, and a young girl puts her heart into growing a lively bunch of flowers she finds in a meadow. As her grandmother guides her in nurturing a garden, the girl learns that winning isn’t the true reward—it’s the special love found in caring for something or someone. Lucy’s Blooms celebrates the joy and happiness that the world has to offer, through the beauty of nature, the kindness and love of family, and the unique specialness in the most unexpected places.
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Book details
- Author
- Dawn Babb Prochovnic
- Illustrator
- Alice Brereton
- Imprint
- West Margin Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 32
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Ages
- 6-9
- Subjects
- Juvenile Fiction › Science & Nature
Juvenile Fiction › Social Themes › Emotions & Feelings
Juvenile Fiction › Family › Multigenerational - Topics
- Nature education · gardening for kids · children outdoors · flower contest · weeds · picture book · dandelions · wild child
- ISBN-13
- 9781513267197
About the author
Dawn Babb Prochovnic is the author of Where Does a Cowgirl Go Potty? and Where Does a Pirate Go Potty? , and has also written numerous sign language books for children. She is the founder of SmallTalk Learning and blogs about books, sign language, and early literacy, and loves to work with schools, libraries, and bookstores to customize educational offerings. She lives in Portland, Oregon.