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Flower girl

Title:

Flower girl

Author:

Bloom, Amy, 1953- author.

Wahlgren, Jameela, illustrator.

Summary:

Nicki’s favorite aunt is getting married, and Nicki is excited to be the Flower Girl: she is all in for love and pretty petals. But when the family goes shopping to find outfits for the wedding, Nicki doesn’t feel like herself in any of the dresses her mom and aunt pick out for her, and all her happiness and excitement for the wedding evaporates. Nicki must find her voice―and her own style of expression to match it―to make Aunt Carmela’s big day absolutely perfect. -- Amazon.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Flower girls -- Juvenile fiction.

Weddings -- Juvenile fiction.

Gender identity -- Juvenile fiction.

Dresses -- Juvenile fiction.

Aunts -- Juvenile fiction.

Gender-nonconforming children -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Wahlgren, Jameela,

Publisher:

Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781324030355

Publication Information:

New York, N.Y. : Norton Young Readers, an imprint of W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]

Call Number:

P BLOOM

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

Nicki's favorite aunt is getting married, and Nicki is excited to be the Flower Girl: she is all in for love and pretty petals. But when the family goes shopping to find outfits for the wedding, Nicki doesn't feel like herself in any of the dresses her mom and aunt pick out for her, and all her happiness and excitement for the wedding evaporates. Nicki must find her voice--and her own style of expression to match it--to make Aunt Carmela's big day absolutely perfect.

Infused with intelligence and charm and complemented by art by Jameela Wahlgren that's as warm and tender as a hug, Flower Girl celebrates the magic of finding the clothes that help us shine.

Author Notes

A practicing psychoanalyst, Amy Bloom lives in Connecticut.

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Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Nicki's "funnest" and "coolest" aunt Carmela is marrying "nice, and funny, and very, very useful" Big Dave, shown in softly textured art by Walhgren as helping the brown-skinned young protagonist liberate cookies from a high-up jar. Nicki eagerly awaits her role as flower girl, Bloom writes, until faced with the prospect of wearing a dress. But after confirming that she's "still all in for love and pretty petals" Dad suggests a solution: a snazzy suit, complete with a polka-dot bow tie. "GORGEOUS!" Dad says, and on the big day, Aunt Carmela concurs, adding, "Tiger, you gotta be you." With steady warmth and vivid renderings of an unconditionally loving family shown with various skin tones, the creators show that there's no single standard around gender expression or sartorial appropriateness. What matters is being true to oneself--and one's own fabulousness--and bringing joy and love to others. Ages 3--5. (May)