TY - BOOK AU - Booth,Anne AU - Wilson-Owen,Robyn TI - Bloom T2 - Hope in a scary world SN - 1910328634 AV - PZ7.B64626 Blo 2021 PY - 2021/// CY - London PB - Tiny Owl Publishing KW - Flowers KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Encouragement KW - Kindness KW - Love N1 - Originally published in the UK in 2020 by Tiny Owl Publishing, London. This edition originally published in the United States in 2021 by Tiny Owl Publishing, London; Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12) N2 - This fable about the value of appreciation features a flower that needs kind words as well as care to bloom. (Miller Library Staff); There was once a beautiful flower and a little girl who loved it. She talked to it every morning on her way to school. The owner of the flower shouted at her. The next day, the flower did not open. The angry man didn't understand. He tried watering it. He tried giving it shade and he tried talking to it. He told it how wonderful he was, how important his job was, and how lonely he felt. But, it still refused to open. So, he asked the little girl. "Why don't you tell it how wonderful it is and how much you love it?" she said. As he did so, his own heart filled with love. And the flower bloomed. -- publisher website ER -