The Flower Girl Wore Celery
Illustrator
Holly Clifton-Brown
Publisher
Kar-Ben Publishing
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781467778442
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Emma's cousin Hannah gets married, Emma is thrilled to be the flower girl. However, nothing is quite as she expected it to be, from the ring bearer whom she expected to be a bear, to her celery-colored dress, which she expected to be covered in real celery, to the wedding's two brides.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Diversity Topics
LGBTQ (Gender and Sexuality); Gay/Lesbian; lesbian cousin
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
White
Family Formation
mother and father
LGBTQ+
female/female
Awards
Cochecho Readers' Award, 2016, Picture Book
Keywords
wedding; flower girl; ring bearer; cousins; Jewish; two brides; expectations vs. reality
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Gordon, Meryl G., "The Flower Girl Wore Celery" (2016). Diverse Families. 1236.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1236