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Jarvis offers a moving tale of friendship, kindness, and acceptance, softly touching on the subjects of illness or hardship in a way that young children can understand.

Everyone likes David, the boy with flowers in his hair. He’s sweet and gentle, just like his colorful petals. David and his best friend have a great time together, finding the good puddles, making up songs, and running away from the bees. But one day David comes to school wearing a hat, and he is quiet. When he takes off the hat, his bright petals flutter down like butterflies. Now, where his flowers were looks twiggy and prickly, causing the other children to stay away. But David’s best friend has an idea—a way to help David get his color back, wielding paintbrushes and plenty of love. Sensitively told and simply illustrated, Jarvis’s story invites even the youngest children to talk about difficult subjects in an age-appropriate way—and feel inspired to support others when they face trying times.

我的朋友大衛，頭上開滿了鮮花。這些五顏六色的花，讓蜜蜂追著他跑，鳥兒也喜歡來停留。大衛溫柔體貼，每個人都好喜歡他，我們總是一起踩水坑、開心玩耍。
 
然而有一天，大衛頭上的花開始莫名凋零。他戴上帽子，變得沉默，不再和大家一起玩了。原先繽紛的花朵變成又尖又細的枯枝，班上同學因為怕被刺傷，全都躲得遠遠的。看著大衛變得這麼孤單，我該怎麼做，才能讓他重拾笑容呢？