fluttering sunflower

“It’s okay if it’s a little small and slow!”
Cheers to children who are growing at their own pace! Like 'Baro Baro' and 'Quickly, Quickly', in our daily lives, we strive to have more of everything faster than others. And our values ​​are applied without exception to children who need to grow up slowly and develop relationships with those around them. We sometimes evaluate children who are a little slow to walk, children who are short, or children who are not good at expressing themselves, as being fast or slow, etc. while watching them. . This prejudice can lead to hasty judgments about a child's growth potential, depriving everyone of opportunities that should be given equally to everyone.
The sunflower, the main character of this book, sprouts a little later and grows a little more slowly than its other friends. Because he is smaller than his peers, he is forgotten by the group and lives in a place without sunlight or water. Although he sometimes sheds tears, he tries hard with the hope that one day he will grow up. Then one day, the sunflower dreamed that it was excitedly flying into the sky using leaves as wings. After waking up from the dream, it mustered up courage and flapped the leaves as hard as it could. The little sunflower, forgotten by everyone, makes its presence known through a fluttering sound, and receives enthusiastic support and encouragement from other friends, eventually growing wonderfully at its own pace.
This book contains the powerful encouragement that even if you are small and shabby now, you will grow someday if you find the speed and method that suits you by bending your body as hard as you can, stretching it out, and sometimes even flapping your wings, just like the tiny sunflower did. It contains: “Huh? “There are sunflowers here too?”
A good influence that begins with a little attention and consideration! The dark corner where the sunflower lived while struggling was a shade created by the growing tall sunflowers around it. The tall sunflowers, who did not know that there were small sunflowers in the narrow gap, grew rapidly every day, basking in the sun and drinking plenty of rainwater. These tall sunflowers also remind us of how we sometimes indifferently or unintentionally cause harm to others.
The story of the sunflower in the book tells us that the little attention we have for those around us can be a great source of strength and encouragement to someone. Just as a magical change occurred when tall sunflowers became aware of the existence of small sunflowers, when we pay attention to our surroundings, we become able to see things that were previously invisible.
The bees and butterflies, who first discovered the sunflower in the shade and were interested in it, cheered the sunflower that it could fly and flapped enthusiastically together. And when the tall sunflowers looked around after hearing the sound of sunflowers, bees, and butterflies flapping their wings, they narrowed down their space for the smaller sunflowers and gave them space to grow.
The final scene, where a small, fully grown sunflower discovers small buds sprouting slowly and just like itself, once again emphasizes the importance of a little attention and consideration. If even small acts of consideration and sharing like this spread to those around us, our society could become even warmer. Reading the book will be an opportunity to look around and pay attention to see if someone around us is flapping their little wings or if they need our help.

Pictures that make you laugh just by looking at them
A heartwarming twist following a witty and ingenious setting!

When you open the book, the humorous expressions of the sunflowers, created with the author's rich imagination, catch your eye. Friends in the sunflower orchard singing happily while basking in the warm sunlight, small sunflowers barely drinking the raindrops that fall between them in the cool rain, one or two drops falling between them, the sunflower orchard stretching out endlessly beneath the sunflowers flying into the sky, faces filled with earnestness flapping their wings eagerly. Just looking at the Sunflower Garden growing hard and supporting each other brings a smile to my face.
The story that begins with the ingenious setting of ‘Flying Sunflowers’ leads us to a heart-warming twist. For a moment, you may feel sad that all the fun flying in the sky and enjoying the warmth of the sun was all just a dream, but when you see the little sunflower flapping its wings with all its might as if in a dream, readers will soon be cheering with one mind. The little sunflower dancing with her friends under the warm sunlight and in the pleasant breeze will leave a calm impression on readers until the end.