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The Flower Man

by Mark Ludy

OVER 60 STORIES TO DISCOVER! Within these WORDLESS pages are stories waiting to be discovered. Use your keen eyes to see that which needs to be seen and use your heart to discover the message that is waiting there just for you. The Flower Man comes to town in the dead of night. Where a long forgotten, long abandon little house is for sale. He buys it. He fixes it up. And everything he touches ...turns to color! He plants a garden and gives away a little flower - to a little girl ...who turns to color! Before you know it each life is touched while color spreads throughout the street, throughout the town... all impacted by the life of the extraordinary Flower Man. The first time through, just follow the Flower Man and you'll see the story revealed in color. Second time through just look in a window and follow a character. Every window and everyone on the street has a story to be discovered. Get lost in the pages and in the whimsical details Mark Ludy has left for you. And be sure to find Squeakers! the elusive grey mouse found on EVERY PICTURE in Mark's books! All ages enjoy this book and has been used often in schools for creative writing. This book is for anyone and all, to be stirred to color their own world.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?