A Season of Flowers

Dimensional digital collage differentiates this board book compendium of flowers that’s relayed from the first-person perspective of each blossom variety shown. Gently following the seasons, Garland introduces each flower, and an animal or insect that it attracts, in rhyming couplets. “When summer heats up, I’m next to arrive./ My scent in the air brings bees from their hives,” reads one spread, which portrays a grassy field of bee-covered daisies and three bee skeps. A semi-translucent italicized tab at the bottom right-hand corner identifies the speaker as daisy. Layered, fabriclike patterns enrich vibrant illustrations of flora and fauna; in one spread, houndstooth and windowpane plaid make up the twilight sky, as a moon made of gingham and Chinese dragon–printed fabric hangs above thin iris stalks. A season-oriented introduction to blooms and their qualities. Ages 3–5. (Apr.)