num_pages: 32
description: In this wordless picture book a little girl collects wildflowers while her distracted father pays her little attention. Each flower becomes a gift and whether the gift is noticed or ignored both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter. Written by award-winning poet JonArno Lawson and brought to life by illustrator Sydney Smith Sidewalk Flowers is an ode to the importance of small things small people and small gestures.
language: English
title: Sidewalk Flowers
publisher: Groundwood Books