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Celestine and the Magical Geranium

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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.

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.