Time Is a Flower

A playful and poignant exploration of the nature of time through the eyes of a child from acclaimed author/illustrator Julie Morstad.

What is time? Is it the tick tick tock of a clock, numbers and words on a calendar? It's that, but so much more. Time is a seed waiting to grow, a flower blooming, a sunbeam moving across a room. Time is slow like a spider spinning her web or fast like a wave at the beach. Time is a wiggly tooth, or waiting for the school bell to ring, or reading a story . . . or three But time is also morning for some and night for others, a fading sunset and a memory captured in a photo taken long ago.

In this magical meditation on the nature of time, Julie Morstad shines a joyful light on a difficult-to-grasp concept for young readers and reminds older readers to see the wonders of our world, including children themselves, through the lens of time.

Author: Julie Morstad
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
Published: 09/21/2021
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 11.65h x 10.14w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780735267541
Audience: Ages 4-8

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/07/2021
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2021
Booklist 09/01/2021 pg. 84

About the Author
JULIE MORSTAD is an award-winning author and illustrator. She has written the picture books Today and the Governor General's Literary Award finalist How To. Her beautiful illustrations can be found in numerous books such as It Began With a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way; Julia, Child; This Is Sadie and, most recently, Girl on a Motorcycle. In 2018 she designed a permanent stamp for Canada Post. Julie lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with her family.