Lucy's Blooms

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. "[Dawn] Prochovnic's prose gently anthropomorphizes Lucy's flowers [and] Brereton adds vibrant, textural digital spreads with an inclusive array of expressive cartoon-style characters. 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