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Overview

In this warm and sunny picture book, follow the progress of a little girl and her father as they put together a wonderful birthday surprise for mom: a window box flower garden.

After the pansies, tulips, daffodils, geraniums, and daisies are purchased and dad and daughter take them home on the bus, they're lovingly planted in the window box. Candles on the cake are lighted—just as Mom walks in the door to find her daughter, her husband, and her birthday surprise.

“Wonderful, warm, full-color illustrations present scenes from novel angles, and depict a loving family with a sense of intimacy, sincerity, and joy.”—School Library Journal


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780152287764
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 04/29/1994
Edition description: First Edition
Pages: 32
Sales rank: 364,065
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range: 4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Eve Bunting was the beloved, award-winning author of more than two hundred and fifty books for young people, including the Caldecott Medal-winning Smoky Night, illustrated by David Diaz, The Wall, Fly Away Home, and Train to Somewhere.



Kathryn Hewitt's caricatures of famous figures led kids to dub the Lives of . . . series the "Big Head" books. She has illustrated many books for young readers, some of which she also wrote. She lives in Santa Monica, California. Visit her website at www.kathrynhewitt.com.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"An intimate family portrait."—Parenting
"An inspiration for younger children and their parents."—The Boston Globe
"Fresh as a daisy."—Publishers Weekly

Preface

Simple rhyming text and bold, realistic illustrations evoke the excitement and love associated with flowers, birthdays, and surprises. Follow the progress of a little girl and her father as they purchase "a garden" and board the bus to carry it home.

The pansies, tulips, daffodils, geraniums, and daisies are lovingly planted in a window box, and the candles on the cake are lighted-just as Mom walks in the door to find her daughter, her husband, and her birthday surprise.

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