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Dear Petal

Emily Dickinson and her Flower Friends

Hardcover
$18.99 US
9"W x 10-1/2"H | 20 oz
On sale Mar 02, 2027 | 56 Pages | 9780735271067
Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3

A quirky, charming and beautiful picture book celebrating Emily Dickinson's passion for flowers and the natural world by the creator of The Hidden World of Gnomes and Tove and the Island with No Address.

Here's something that Emily knows: flowers make excellent friends. Would you like to know how to make flower friends too? Wild friends, delicate friends and flamboyant friends?

Emily can show you how. It's okay if you're shy, the flowers don't mind.

Flower friends are good listeners, and they have their own secrets to share. You just have to listen . . . 

Lauren Soloy brings an unusual perspective to the elusive and beloved poet Emily Dickinson that focuses on her passion for flowers. Go on an enchanting journey with Emily, and her very good friend Carlos the dog, in this delightful exploration of her love and deep appreciation for the natural world.
LAUREN SOLOY has lived on both coasts of Canada, always within reach of the sea. She currently lives in Nova Scotia, in a house that is exactly 100 years older than she is, with her librarian husband, two curious children, an ever-expanding collection of books, two hives of bees and one grumpy cat. She is the author and illustrator of When Emily Was Small, Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem, Tove and the Island with No Address, Dear Petal: Emily Dickinson and her Flower Friends, The Hidden World of Gnomes and The Newest Gnome, as well as the illustrator of I's the B'y: The Beloved Newfoundland Folk Song and A Tulip in Winter. View titles by Lauren Soloy

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A quirky, charming and beautiful picture book celebrating Emily Dickinson's passion for flowers and the natural world by the creator of The Hidden World of Gnomes and Tove and the Island with No Address.

Here's something that Emily knows: flowers make excellent friends. Would you like to know how to make flower friends too? Wild friends, delicate friends and flamboyant friends?

Emily can show you how. It's okay if you're shy, the flowers don't mind.

Flower friends are good listeners, and they have their own secrets to share. You just have to listen . . . 

Lauren Soloy brings an unusual perspective to the elusive and beloved poet Emily Dickinson that focuses on her passion for flowers. Go on an enchanting journey with Emily, and her very good friend Carlos the dog, in this delightful exploration of her love and deep appreciation for the natural world.

Author

LAUREN SOLOY has lived on both coasts of Canada, always within reach of the sea. She currently lives in Nova Scotia, in a house that is exactly 100 years older than she is, with her librarian husband, two curious children, an ever-expanding collection of books, two hives of bees and one grumpy cat. She is the author and illustrator of When Emily Was Small, Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem, Tove and the Island with No Address, Dear Petal: Emily Dickinson and her Flower Friends, The Hidden World of Gnomes and The Newest Gnome, as well as the illustrator of I's the B'y: The Beloved Newfoundland Folk Song and A Tulip in Winter. View titles by Lauren Soloy