2020

The seedling that didn t want to grow

de Britta Teckentrup

This story about a reluctant seedling packs a powerful message about the benefits of being different. It's early spring and below the earth's surface, seeds are just starting to sprout. One by one, they stretch through the dirt and towards the sun, extending their shoots and leaves and growing tall. Tout sauf un semis, qui n'est pas tout à fait prêt. Each page of this gentle but powerfully evocative book demonstrates comment certains d'entre nous sont différents. As most of the seeds transform into strong flowers, they block out the sun from the one left behind. But the little seedling persists, twisting and turning until, with the help of bird and insect friends, it finds its own place to grow and blossom. In the end, this little seed turns into a flower that's just as beautiful and healthy as all the others. Hailed by Publishers Weekly as « délicat, complexe, extravagant, beau et fort », Teckentrup's inviting and softly colored illustrations provide the perfect backdrop for this moving tale about being unique while subtly teaching kids about the life cycle of plants.