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Dear Petal
  • Published: 31 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9780735271067
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99

Dear Petal

Emily Dickinson and her Flower Friends

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2 Mar 2027
Hardback
31 Mar 2027
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A quirky, charming and beautiful picture book celebrating Emily Dickinson's passion for flowers and the natural world by the creator of The Hidden World of Gnomes and Tove and the Island with No Address.

Here's something that Emily knows: flowers make excellent friends. Would you like to know how to make flower friends too? Wild friends, delicate friends and flamboyant friends?

Emily can show you how. It's okay if you're shy, the flowers don't mind.

Flower friends are good listeners, and they have their own secrets to share. You just have to listen . . . 

Lauren Soloy brings an unusual perspective to the elusive and beloved poet Emily Dickinson that focuses on her passion for flowers. Go on an enchanting journey with Emily, and her very good friend Carlos the dog, in this delightful exploration of her love and deep appreciation for the natural world.
  • Published: 31 March 2027
  • ISBN: 9780735271067
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99

About the author

Lauren Soloy

LAUREN SOLOY has lived on both coasts of Canada, always within reach of the sea. She currently lives in Nova Scotia, in a house that is exactly 100 years older than she is, with her librarian husband, two curious children, an ever-expanding collection of books, two hives of bees and one grumpy cat. She is the author and illustrator of When Emily Was Small, Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem, Tove and the Island with No Address, Dear Petal: Emily Dickinson and her Flower Friends, The Hidden World of Gnomes and The Newest Gnome, as well as the illustrator of I's the B'y: The Beloved Newfoundland Folk Song and A Tulip in Winter.
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Also by Lauren Soloy

The Newest Gnome
Tove and the Island with No Address
The Hidden World of Gnomes
Etty Darwin and the Four Pebble Problem
When Emily Was Small
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Praise for Dear Petal

PRAISE FOR Tove and the Island with No Address:

  • A 2024 Horn Book Fanfare Selection
  • Named one of Horn Book's CaldeNott Honour Books 2024
  • A School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2024
  • A 2024 Blue Ribbon Pick from The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
  • A Starred Selection of the CCBC's Best Books for Kids and Teens, Spring 2025

"The adventure channels the darkly mischievous tone for which Jansson's works are beloved . . . and re-creates the strange, wild atmosphere of the island in this windblown tribute to the creator's artistry and sensibility." —STARRED REVIEW, Publishers Weekly

"This pairing of a strange escapade in the wild with a warm and a cozy welcome home epitomizes the appeal of Jansson’s Moomin books; Moomin fans of all ages will especially enjoy this tale." —STARRED REVIEW, The Horn Book