“An urban African-American girl and her father buy plants, potting soil, and a window box at the supermarket, ride the bus to their apartment, and put together a colorful gift for the child’s mother. Rhyming verse carries the brief story, while wonderful, warm, full-color illustrations present scenes from novel angles, and depict a loving family with a sense of intimacy, sincerity, and joy.”—School Library Journal
This charming Spring book can be used in speech therapy to work on sequencing and rhyming. It is also great for describing! Discover more of the speech and language teaching concepts for using Flower Garden in speech therapy below: