Plant a Kiss
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of Dear Girl, Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a simple and timeless celebration of the power of love.
Little Miss planted a kiss...
One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined in this epic journey about life, kindness, and giving.
Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Peter H. Reynolds team together to share a message of hope and to remind us all of the joys to be gained from being open and unselfish.
Plant a Kiss works to spark the imagination of the youngest readers, but it will also resonate with anyone, such as a new graduate, who responds to the power of planting a kiss.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In what may be a first, Rosenthal and Reynolds demonstrate the benefits of sharing kisses far and wide without showing a single person-to-person kiss. Rosenthal's (Duck! Rabbit!) verse is stripped down to the bone, yet retains a singsong nursery rhyme quality, while Reynolds (Someday) illustrates in his signature lithe, clean-lined style. After "Little Miss planted a kiss" she digs a hole and kisses the soil the girl waters her planting and waits, at first patiently, and then with "doubt" and a "pout." At last her kiss sprouts, and a swirling fountain of polka dots and glitter emerges. Carrying her shimmering kisses in a bowl, the girl shares them generously with others until her supply is depleted. She gets a lovely surprise when she returns to her garden and sees a geyser of kisses rising from the ground, more vivid and sparkly than ever. The punchy rhymes and abstract visualization of kisses keep things from feeling too heavy-handed or saccharine; Rosenthal and Reynolds's collaboration should leave readers considering the rewards of simple gestures.
