Perfect Petunias by Lynn Jenkins, illustrated by Kirrili Lonergan. PICTURE BOOK. EK Books (Exisle Publishing), 2018. $18. 978925335583
BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
A LAC learns from a Calmster that things do not have to be perfect to be just the way they should be. After getting frustrated with homework because he wasn't doing it perfectly, a LAC huffs off to the garden where the Calmster points out that petunias grow in all directions but they do their best.
These illustrations are so odd - creatures with faces that are all lips and eyes - but I will never get enough of books that teach kids tools for settling anxieties and living a fulfilling life.
Jen Wecker, HS English Teacher
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