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Each flower the little girl gathers becomes a gift for a person or animal, and whether the gift is noticed or ignored, both giver and recipient are transformed by their encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn ode to the importance of small things, small people, and small gestures, \u003cem\u003eFootpath Flowers\u003c\/em\u003e is a quiet but powerful testament to the joy that children can find in ordinary things and the mutual value of giving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46507963613420,"sku":"9781406365672","price":16.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781406365672.jpg?v=1748732722"},{"product_id":"over-the-shop-by-jonarno-lawson-9781529515466","title":"Over the Shop","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a beautifully detailed wordless picture book, a tumbledown building becomes home sweet home for a found family.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA lonely little girl and her grandparent need to fill the run-down apartment in their building. 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One of the boys can't understand what she is saying, so another offers to translate. The old woman's tale is inspired by the Tower of Babel story: In the days when everyone spoke the same language, the people built a tower to reach God. But God was annoyed and sent a dragon to destroy the tower, then created new languages for everyone so that they couldn't understand each other. 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