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Hoang Giang Books

When Jeremiah plants a packet of sunflower seeds, the very last thing he expects is for the vines and leaves to grow overnight and burst through the ceiling of his apartment!

As Jeremiah and his brother chase the magical plant up through the floors of their tower block home, they discover an array of curious neighbours who join in the adventure. But what could be waiting for them at the top of the building? And will Jeremiah find his voice to help the neighbours discover the true magic hidden within these sunflower seeds?

A glorious celebration of the power of nature to bring communities together, from talented debut author Lanisha Butterfield and illustrator Hoang Giang.

A beautiful picture book about finding beauty in imperfection.

Maria damages her brother’s favourite book by accident and Bea helps her understand that there are lots of ‘imperfectly perfect’ things in the world. The illustrations are lovely to look at and really detailed – I loved finding all of the ‘imperfectly perfect’ things as I was reading the book, such as a wrinkled smile, a cracked bowl mended with gold tape or flowers growing through cracks in the pavement.

This is a great story to support younger children with the understanding that sometimes things get damaged and accidents happen, but also a message to older children that things don’t always have to be perfect to be beautiful. I think this book would be great inspiration for some poetry about ‘imperfectly perfect’ things and could be used by all year groups in primary schools.

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