Lawson, JonArno,

Sidewalk flowers / JonArno Lawson, Sydney Smith. - 25 unnumbered pages : all illustrations (colour) ; 23 cm

"Illustrations by Sydney Smith"--Page preceding title page. Winner of the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature (illustration), Canada Council for the Arts.

A little girl collects wildflowers while on a walk with her distracted father. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. This wordless picture book, conceived by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and beautifully brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, is an ode to the importance of small things, small people and small gestures.

Ages 4-7.



Charlotte Huck Recommended, 2016, National Council of Teachers of English A Junior Library Guild selection

9781554984312 1554984319

20149055978


Stories without words.
Flowers--Juvenile fiction.
Father and child--Juvenile fiction.
Colors--Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.


Stories without words.
Graphic novels.
Graphic novels.

JUV PS 8573 .A93 / S53 2015