Celestine and the Magical Geranium [Paperback]

Barbara Sala (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 12, 2004

Celestine and the Magical Geranium is a folk tale for kids age 5 and up. It recounts the story of a seed that grows into a gorgeous geranium flower, and of a gentle love that flourishes between Geranium and Celestine.

It is a symbolic story which embraces the cycles of life, the flowering of seed thought which mirror inner growth as the flower evolves to build her golden castle.

It is a spiritual story within which the child's mind soars "beyond the first floor, beyond the second floor" and beyond the roof of Celestine's house.

In reading Celestine and the Magical Geranium, the child understands that "I too am growing up and doing great things. I too am a very special person."

Product Details

• Paperback: 40 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing; illustrated edition edition (February 12, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1412019052
• ISBN-13: 978-1412019057
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,868,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle and charming!, October 14, 2005

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Meg Grooms - [e-mail] "h... (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celestine and the Magical Geranium (Paperback)

Reading this charming book is nothing short of an experience. The allure of this book is two-fold. Your eyes are first greeted with folk art on its finest display. Children and adults alike will be transfixed on the minute details that give every page life.

The gentle story of Celestine and her magical geranium is also pure joy. Her flower-friend grows ever larger, bringing joy to all who see it. Eventually the flower fades, as all flowers do. Rather than bringing sadness, the geranium and Celestine gift all those who received joy with seeds, showing that the gifts of others provide joy long after they have faded.

My children and their friends were equally enchanted with this beautiful book. Just as Celestine's geranium brought joy to her community, this book will bring joy to all children.

5.0 out of 5 stars A moving story about bonds to treasure and the cycle of life, October 12, 2004

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celestine and the Magical Geranium (Paperback)

Imaginatively written and colorfully illustrated for young readers 5 through 7 by Barbara Sala, Celestine And The Magical Geranium is the picturebook of a young girl and the geranium seed that will touch her life forever. The flower she raises is a friend and more, growing to touch the skies. All things come to an end, whether natural or hastened, and the girl and the magical geranium must say goodbye... yet their friendship lives on, and can be spread through the gift of seeds. A moving story about bonds to treasure and the cycle of life.