~Inspirational book to build classroom community. When everyone in the community comes together with the flowers, the book becomes colorful. Prior to this, the book is black and white. This could be great for a read-aloud during the first days of school. Students could then make paper flowers for a community bulletin board. They could make their flowers into a word wall with any number of categories. ~The illustrations very creatively show very vividly how our community and friendships make our world colorful. I found out there was a book by Peter H. Reynolds I hadn’t enjoyed before! It was exciting to find it on my school library shelf. It promptly came home with me and I’ve enjoyed reading it thoroughly. Wonderful picture book about a girl named Rose who patiently waits for her garden to grown and doesn’t give up. Good for a discussion on persistence and determination. I additionally loved the community action which could lead to another quality discussion.
"Rose imagined how different this place could be." Always a great way to start.
—sb2118
I adore Peter Reynolds. His books are so deep they remind me of parables.
—Rohanwima
Cute story about working together
—tashburn
