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Description
JonArno Lawson's Sidewalk Flowers centers on a little girl accompanying her father on a morning walk across a grey landscape. On the way, she spots dandelions sprouting out of the pavement. The protagonist's attention to this tiny, beautiful detail catalyzes her expanding appreciation for the rest of her environment, spurring her to notice beauty in unexpected places. This review suggests that Sidewalk Flowers richly introduces children to the philosophical theme of attention not with words, but with color.
Publication Date
2025
Publisher
Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children
City
Montclair
Keywords
nature, wordless picture book, attention, aesthetics, Simone Weil, Plato, philosophy for children
Disciplines
Early Childhood Education | Education | Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Piede, Samantha, "Sidewalk Flowers (2015) by JonArno Lawson" (2025). Picture Books. 27.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/iapc_thinkingstories_picturebooks/27