Willow and the Wildflowers

Willow and the WildflowersBy: Matthew Schufman In this reassuring and sweet picture book, a timid bear named Willow chases after her dreams and discovers that being brave can lead to wonderful surprises. An encouraging tale for any child who is learning to overcome a challenge. Willow is a bear who is afraid of everything. Rarely venturing outside, she feels quite content to spend her days inside her tree stump home. So, when an invitation to the Seaside Wildflower Festival

goes right to the most basic taproots of an aspiring democracy—its people and their roles in creating and sustaining community

he counters by revealing an unexpected side of his own and declaring her his "partner in crime

furry glory

from Paris to Cairo to Cabo San Lucas

National Geographic Co-readers provide one page of adult read-aloud and one page of kid read-aloud text on each spread

especially in an era when powerful outside forces such as technology and mobility are lessening family cohesion

Halsey has done well for himself

for their eggs to hatch

so does the perfect façade she’s been painting for everyone else

Surviving the aftermath of his fall is going to be the real challenge

Eve blames herself

When he meets up with Maxie's daughter Lucy