BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ADVISABLE
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
Daisy, a flower who had just recently bloomed, learns that she is a considered a weed. Some of her fellow flowers, Rose, Sage, and Sweet Pea, explain to Daisy that she wasn't planted intentionally in the garden, so therefore she is a weed. Daisy begins to feel bad about herself and realizes she is different than every other flower in the garden. Then a new "weed" blooms in the garden and Daisy realizes that it is OK to be different and that every flower is special. Even dandelions and daisies have a place in the garden.
The illustrations were very cute, but the plot didn't draw me in. It was very predictable. The dialogue didn't catch my 3 year old's attention. It had a good overall message about embracing your differences.
A. Criswell, English Language Teacher
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