Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 1-A sweet story about four little flower friends finding a way to make their mark. Poppy wakes up one morning and gets a "strange tingling feeling." She then sees the sign about the closing of the only park left in the city. She summons her friends Buttercup, Bluebell, and Dandy and they set off on an adventure to save the park. Poppy and her friends are all about positivity and "spreading sunshine wherever they go." Although they run into various obstacles, they never give up and eventually achieve their goal. The brightly colored personified floral characters pop against the dingy, gray urban backdrops. VERDICT This book not only will introduce young children to various types of flowers but also conveys the message that even the smallest among us can make a difference in this world. Best suited for one-on-one and small group sharing.-Annmarie Braithwaite, New York Public Library © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Horn Book Review
The last park in the city is closing, and Poppy and her fellow "flower fairies" must save it. Artist Woodcock, who "experiments with cutting stencils and printing techniques," pays great attention to the fairies' size in comparison to the obstacles they encounter, which helps a potentially treacly story feel suspenseful. The fairies' bright hues pop against sooty city scenes, making the final spreads of color and life especially gratifying. (c) Copyright 2019. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Review by Kirkus Book Review
An enthusiastic flower fairy rallies her friends in a grass-roots effort to spread flower-power through a bleak city.Poppy and her friends Dandy, Bluebell, and Buttercup live on a hilltop, "spreading sunshine" everywhere they ride on their skateboards and scooter. One morning, Poppy wakes with a "strange tingling feeling" causing her to lead the Blooms into the city, where they spy a sign announcing the closure of the city's last park. Poppy's determined to save the parkbut where is it? When efforts to see the park from atop a building fail, the Blooms fly downward on skateboards, landing unceremoniously in a soft, smelly dump. Speeding through alleys and side streets, dodging cars, and scaling buildings, they finally hitch aerial transport into the decrepit park, where they get to work. Back home on their hilltop, the Blooms happily see "just how far their magic had spread." Drawn in caricaturelike black outlines with paper-white faces and wearing petal dresses and headgear in hues and shapes matching their flower namesakes, the whimsical Blooms visually stand out as powerful pops of color, humor, and positivity against the vague, dismal black, white, and gray backgrounds of a colorless, impersonal, and lifeless city, which eventually emerges transformed by overlaid circles of translucent color. A playful albeit lightweight tribute to small things that make a big difference. (Picture book. 3-7) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
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