Amultigenerationalstoryaboutayounggirlwholearnsfromhergrandmotherabouttheenduringnatureoflove,thestrengthinrejectinglabels,andthewisdominstandingwiththosewhoaredifferent.FeaturedinChildren’sBookCouncil’sSummer2022Showcase:LoveMakestheWorldGoRound“Inthisgrandmother-granddaughterstoryfromPortlandauthorDawnBabbProchovnic,littleLucytakesupgardeningwithrelish,eagertowinaflowercontest.Whenthejudgesseeherpreciousplantsdifferentlythanshedoes,shewilts--butonlyforamoment.AliceBreretonprovidesdelightfullyvividandexpressiveillustrations.“--TheOregonian“[Dawn]Prochovnic’sprosegentlyanthropomorphizesLucy’sflowers[and]Breretonaddsvibrant,texturaldigitalspreadswithaninclusivearrayofexpressivecartoon-stylecharacters.Thisgentlyencouragingtalewillinspireyoungreaderstogarden--andmaintainoptimismwhilelearningnewactivities.“--PublishersWeekly“Anurturing,affirmative,happytale...Pervasivethemeoflove.“--KirkusReviews“Thislovelyandlyricalstoryistheperfectreadaloudforthemesoffamily,love,persistence,empathyandresilience.“--Writers’RumpusThetown’sannualflowercontestiscomingsoon,andayounggirlputsherheartintogrowingalivelybunchofflowersshefindsinameadow.Ashergrandmotherguidesherinnurturingagarden,thegirllearnsthatwinningisn’tthetruereward--it’sthespeciallovefoundincaringforsomethingorsomeone.Lucy’sBloomscelebratesthejoyandhappinessthattheworldhastooffer,throughthebeautyofnature,thekindnessandloveoffamily,andtheuniquespecialnessinthemostunexpectedplaces.
