The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia
By (Author) Alda P. Dobbs
Illustrated by Emily Mendoza
Sourcebooks, Inc
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
1st October 2025
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: History and the past
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees
Physical Properties
Hardback
40
Width 232mm, Height 235mm
Description
From Pura Belpre Honoree Alda P. Dobbs and illustrator Emily Mendoza comes a lyrical and vibrant picture book history of the Poinsettia flower and the holiday traditions it has inspired. A lyrical picture book about the Poinsettia flower and the holiday traditions it has inspired First, the flower grew wild-a yellow blossom with bracts that turn brilliant red in winter. The ancient Nahuas cultivated it; then it inspired Mexico's most famous Christmas legend. After the flower caught the eye of Mexico's first US ambassador, it became known as the Poinsettia. Yet it has many more names and traditions-and even more colors! From Pura Belpre Honoree Alda P. Dobbs and illustrator Emily Mendoza comes a lyrical and vibrant picture book history of the flower that has given the world so much.
Author Bio
Alda P. Dobbs is as passionate about connecting children to their past, their communities, and nature as she is about writing. Alda lives with her husband and two children outside Houston, Texas.
