Seed Magic
By Jane Buchanan; illustrated by
Charlotte Riley-Webb
32 pages, ages 4-8
Peachtree Publisher, 2012
What happens when an old man gives
a girl magic seeds? Well, if it’s the old man who feeds pigeons in the park,
and the seeds are black-oil sunnies, you can be pretty sure that she’s not
going to plant a garden. Especially in the cement-bound city. But it’s a garden
that Rose wants. When she closes her eyes she sees “blue lupines, red
geraniums, yellow sunflowers, like in her library books.”
Put these seeds outside your
window, the birdman says. You’ll grow a garden. So Rose does; she knows that
magic seeds can grow anywhere. But the garden she gets is full of feathers, not
petals.
Themes: kindness, friendship, trusting in a dream
Beyond the book: Toss some bird seeds on your windowsill, grab
your trusty field guide and see who comes to visit. OR pull some old wool socks on over your shoes and walk through a garden or weedy patch to see what sorts of seeds the wild flowers have produced.
This review is part of PPBF (perfect picture book Friday), an event in which bloggers share great picture books at Susanna Leonard Hill's site. She keeps an ever-growing list of Perfect Picture Books. Review copy provided by publisher.
This looks like a fabulous book. I like stories about relationships between older and younger generations. And what magic! A garden full of feathers! We have those kinds of gardens here. They do better than flower gardens in our desertlike conditions. And they bring all that pretty music with them! Thanks for sharing this book. I'll be looking for it.
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