Chrysanthemum: A First Day of School Book for Kids by Kevin Hankes finding self and he spent his next

and he spent his next sixteen years learning the paths of the West

tightly-packed flowers rising above clusters of ferny foliage

and say hello to an interplanted polyculture paradise

Winship/PEN New England Award for House of Light

Chrysanthemum: A First Day of School Book for Kids by Kevin Hankes finding self and he spent his nextChrysanthemum thinks her name is absolutely perfect, until her first day of school. "You're named after a flower!" teases Victoria. "Let's smell her, " says Jo. Chrysanthemum wilts. What will it take to make her blossom again? "Henkes's language and humor are impeccably fresh, his cozy illustrations sensitive and funny, his little asides to adults an unobtrusive delight. . . . Another winner from this perceptive artist." Kirkus Reviews (starred