The Sunflower Story

About the Book

This is a fictional rhyming story written for children about a conversation between a sad sunflower and the sun during which the sunflower recognizes and comes to appreciate its own uniqueness and value. As the story begins, the sunflower has a negative attitude about who it is and its purpose in life. The sun patiently turns each of the sunflower’s negative assessments of itself into positive attributes. As the story ends, the sun succeeds in showing the sunflower the importance of its existence. Children reading this story will see themselves in a new positive light and gain more appreciation of their own individuality and self-worth. This is a delightful tale for parents to read to their young children and could open a heartfelt dialogue between parent and child.

About the Author

Edith L. Heiskell was born in a small town in Arkansas in 1924 and lived through WWII and the Great Depression. She was valedictorian of her HighSchool class and is currently enjoying retirement after a successful career in the banking industry. She has always written poems and short stories and has had several of her poems published in “Best Poets of the Year” in 2014 and 2015.