Ouma has a window box
full of amazing flowers.
Robyn wants to pick
them all!
Please don’t pick the
flowers, Robyn!
Ouma loves to see
them when she
opens her curtains.
Butterflies dance
around the petals.
It’s so lovely to have
these visitors.
The bees use the
flowers to make
delicious honey.
The flowers bring
joy to everyone
who walks past
Ouma’s house.
The neighbour likes
to smell them when
he visits for tea.
Sometimes,
sunbirds drink the
sweet nectar from
the flowers.
Look, a tiny beetle!
It shines in the sun.
And there’s a fat
caterpillar!
Please don’t pick Ouma’s
flowers, Robyn!
They won’t stay fresh
very long.
“I won’t pick them,
Ouma,” says Robyn,
even though she really
wants to.
She feels a little bit sad!
Ouma doesn’t want
Robyn to be sad.
“Okay, Robyn,” says
Ouma. “You can pick
your favourite flower.”
“And I have an idea …
Let’s plant more
flowers together!”
Oumas Amazing Flowers
Ouma’s amazing flowers
Illustrator: Amber Tak
Author: Laurie Janey
Designer: Roulé le Roux
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Website: https://bookdash.org/
Editor: Angela Briggs