Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
Welcome to the second video in 2022 Caldecott Breakdown series. The committee honored five picture books this year, so look for more videos over the coming weeks! If you missed last week’s discussion on WONDER WALKERS with Emma Walton Hamilton, you can check it out here.
In today’s analysis, we discover the 2022 Caldecott Honor Book HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FLOWER? This delightful picture book is written and illustrated by Shawn Harris.
Here’s a quick description:
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FLOWER? is an enchanting picture book exploring the relationship between childhood and nature. In this simple yet profound story, one child experiences a flower with all five senses–from its color to its fragrance to the entire universe it evokes–revealing how a single flower can expand one’s perspective in incredible ways.
In today’s video, Katie Davis shares Shawn Harris’ authorial debut and what happens when you look at seemingly ordinary things in an extraordinary way.
HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A FLOWER?
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Carolyn Crimi
April 12, 2022 at 11:21 amHey Katie! Great review of Have You Ever Seen a Flower. I love the theme and the way it’s told. I’m thinking that the small pink square-ish thing on the first page is an empty flowerpot waiting for seeds, perhaps? Hard to tell in the video but it makes sense thematically. I’ll have to check it out in person. Thanks!!