A 2022 CALDECOTT HONOR BOOK

In this simple yet profound story, one child experiences a flower with all five senses—from its color to its fragrance to the entire universe it evokes—revealing how a single flower can expand one’s perspective in incredible ways.

★"With assurance and passion in his solo debut, Harris connects readers to the stirrings of life in all its forms." 

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

★"Have You Ever Seen a Flower? is an invitation to pause and imagine the worlds around us and inside us. Its joy, color and hopefulness will ignite the imagination of anyone lucky enough to experience its magic."

—BookPage, starred review

"[D]eliciously psychedelic. . ."

—The Wall Street Journal

"[A] stunning tour de force. . ."
—The New York Times

Shawn Harris is an artist and musician who lives and works in Half Moon Bay, California. His first picture book, Her Right Foot, by Dave Eggers, was the recipient of seven starred reviews. He is also the illustrator of Dave Eggers's What Can a Citizen Do? and Colin Meloy's Everyone's Awake. Have You Ever Seen a Flower?, a 2022 Caldecott Honor Book, is his authorial debut. Learn more at shawnharris.info. 

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