The Magic Flower

ORIGINAL TITLE: Taikurinkukka
AUTHOR: Marika Maijala
ILLUSTRATOR: Marika Maijala
FORMAT: Hardback • 210 x 230 mm • 40 pages • 4/4 colours
ISBN 978-952-7105-87-0
PUBLISHED: 2022
AGE: 3+

Aspen and Spruce find a strange plant in the corner of the greenhouse. The children water the plant and re-pot it. They do everything they can to make the tender seedling grow. They read poems to it, take it for a bike ride and a trip to the seaside. Regardless of their efforts the plant remains small. But in the garden a different kind of sprout begins to grow. What is this plant’s secret?

Illustrated with the most delicious gouache paintings by the ALMA-nominated Marika Maijala, The Magic Flower is a gentle philosophical story that ponders how important it is to let everyone grow in their own way.

KEYWORDS
flower – garden – growth – uniqueness – diversity – love

AWARDS
• The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf 2023