TY - BOOK AU - Wishinsky, Frieda, AU - Patkau, Karen, TI - A flower is a friend SN - 9781772782806 AV - SB406.5 .W57 2023 U1 - j635.9 23 PY - 2023/// CY - Canada and the United States of America. PB - Pajama Press Inc. KW - Flowers KW - Juvenile literature KW - Juvenile fiction KW - fast KW - Picture books for children KW - aat KW - Juvenile works KW - Pictorial works KW - lcgft N1 - Includes index N2 - "Brief, lyrical text names the roles flowers play in a garden ecosystem, providing food and shelter and interacting with rain, wind, and light. Bright, close-up illustrations showcase blossoms and the creatures who visit them, including insects, hummingbirds, a mouse, and a frog. Questions on each spread prompt readers to think about the relationships between the flowers and creatures, and information about those relationships is shared in spotlight paragraphs about each creature in the back matter. Includes an index of flowers.."-- ER -