  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 11/01/2011 Gr 1–4—Tashi is very close to her grandfather, who has been ill for two weeks. Popola seems sad and lonely for his village in Tibet and tells Tashi about how sick people would sit downwind from flowers so that pollen would blow over them and bring healing. Determined to make the flower cure work, Tashi first tries blowing daisies over him while he sleeps, and then visits a nursery. Popola insists that the flower cure won't work in the U.S., "without the magic of our land and people," but slowly a community builds around the family as they visit the nursery and Popola improves both in health and spirit. With a blend of detail and expressionism, the rich, jewel-toned paintings do a wonderful job of supplementing the text. The emotions Tashi feels-hope, discouragement, worry, and joy-are shown not just on her face but through her whole body as well. This heartwarming story is full of details and images that show what life might be like for a Tibetan-American child. Any second- or third-generation immigrant family will relate to the blending of two cultures, and all readers will relate to Tashi's concern, fear, and desire to help.—Anna Haase Krueger, Antigo Public Library, WI - Copyright 2011 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Loading...
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