Description
For Blue, the flower patch has always been the same〞and Blue likes it that way. Purples hang with other Purples. Blues hang with Blues. Talls hang with Talls. Shorts hang with Shorts. But when a Purple grows up beside him, Blue keeps his distance and tells Purple that he doesn＊t belong in the Blue Patch. “I don’t like Purple!” Blue complains to his mom. When she asks why, Blue replies, “Because he’s different.”
She teaches him that when it comes to flower petals, there is no right or wrong〞only different, and that
, ※like the notes you hear in a song.§ What＊s more, Blue＊s mom goes on to tells him that the world would be a very boring place to live if all the flowers were just like him, and that growing in the right direction means celebrating what makes every flower unique.
Find out in award-winning author Julia Cook’s timely and important tale teaching the skill of appreciating diversity and valuing the differences in others. Children will love how the lyrical writing pairs beautifully with Anita DuFalla＊s highly imaginative and colorful illustrations.
is the eighth installment of the
series which supports social competence.
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