I read this book to my students one morning and they all enjoyed not only the illustrations but also the friendship between Mabel and her friends. It struck a familiar tone because the students had an opportunity to do a project on sunflowers last school year. It made my reading of the story deeply understood because of the experience.
The seeds from Mabel's garden were blown by the wind thus making the barren land beside hers filled with flowers in the end. Mabel got angry with her friends thinking that they stole the flowers from her luscious garden prompting her to surround her place with high walls. Her garden died and when she found the truth, she apologized for accusing her friends of theft and they broke the walls down. Envy is one root of evil.
When we can be great with what we do, we need to share our expertise so that more and more people can learn and be trained well. When we keep them to ourselves, we robbed others of learning something great that can be passed on. Give and we shall receive. Share goodness to reap happiness.
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