Sidewalk Flowers | Wordless Picture Book

DESCRIPTION

In the wordless picture book, Sidewalk Flowers, a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. Written by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith, Sidewalk Flowers is an ode to the importance of small things, small people, and small gestures.

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

• Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Illustrated Books
• Winner of the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
• Winner of the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Canadian Picture Book Award
• Winner of the Booksource Scout Award, Favorite Picture Book
• Winner of the National Cartoonists Society Reuben Award for Book Illustration
• A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year
• A Horn Book Fanfare Selection
• A Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of the Year
• A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of the Year
• Finalist, Andersen Prize Books Without Words, 2021
• An ALA Notable Children's Book
• A New York Public Library Best 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
• A Cybils Award winner, Fiction Picture Book
• A USBBY Outstanding International Book
• A National Post Best Book of the Year
• A NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children Recommended Book
• A 49th Shelf Favourite Picture Book of the Year
• Finalist for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Picture Book
• A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of the Year, 2016

DETAILS

• Written by Jonarno Lawson and illustrated by Sydney Smith.
• Published by Groundwood Books, March 17, 2015.
• Ages 4 to 7 years
• 0.5" H x 8.8" L x 9.0" W (0.7 lbs) 32 pages
• Hardcover