Bloom
A flower stops blooming when its grumpy owner chases away the girl who loved it, in a gentle audiobook about kind words for young children.
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What is Bloom about?
Bloom is an audiobook for young children about a beautiful flower, the little girl who loved it, and the unhappy man who learns from her that kind and thankful words can change everything.
The flower grows under the window of a big house. Every morning on her way to school with her brother, the little girl stops to look at its petals and smell its perfume. "Good morning, beautiful flower," she says. "I think you're wonderful. Thank you for being here for us. I love you." Then one morning the man who lives in the house hears her and shouts at her to go away and never come near his flower again.
From the next day, the flower stays tightly shut. The man blames his gardener, then waters the flower himself morning and evening and shades it with his umbrella at midday. He talks to it too, but only about how important he is, how busy and lonely he is and how horrible everyone else is, and he orders it to bloom. Nothing works. At last the gardener tells him the flower has not opened since the girl was sent away.
The man waits at the school gate, and with a tear on his cheek he asks the girl what she used to say. She tells him to tell the flower how wonderful it is, thank it and say he loves it. When he does, he sees for the first time how wonderful the flower is, his own heart fills with love, and the flower blooms.
It is written by Anne Booth and narrated by Paul Panting. It takes about seven minutes and is music-free.
What your child will learn
- Kind and thankful words can do more than orders and complaints.
- When we notice the good in something, our own heart is filled with it.
- Shouting at people hurts them and can take away what we love.
- It is never too late to say sorry and change how we behave.
Talk about it afterwards
- What did the little girl say to the flower every morning?
- Why do you think the flower stopped blooming?
- What was different about the way the man talked to the flower at first?
- What is something wonderful you could say thank you for today?
Frequently asked questions
What does Bloom teach children?
That kind and thankful words, said with love, can do what orders and complaints cannot, and that noticing the good around us fills our own heart.
How long is Bloom?
About 7 minutes.
Does Bloom have music?
No. It is music-free.
