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The theme of National Share a Story Month 2025 is about changing the world through nurturing a love of the environment whether close to home or further away. Watch Me Bloom by Krina Patel-Sage (from Lantana Publishing), seemed to sum that up; we loved the way that it illustrates how connection to the natural world opens a path to well-being. We are delighted to feature it in the NSSM booklist and to have interviewed author, Krina Patel-Sage about the inspiration behind the book.<\/p>\n

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The book is infused with a love of flowers and nature. Is that something you were brought up with or is it something you have discovered later?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I grew up in London, quite an indoor childhood, but I think a love of nature was something within me. As a child, I adopted a snail so, to the extent to which you can be involved in nature in the city, I was always fascinated by natural things. When I moved to the countryside I really started learning about different flowers.<\/p>\n

There are so many flowers to choose from. How did you select the flowers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted the scope to be really wide and to include some symbolism, historical and cultural and some emotional and well-being content. Then it had to follow the seasons which was a big factor. I definitely wanted to include sunflowers because they are so happy and one of my favourites but I also knew I wanted to have quite a few that children wouldn\u2019t already know so that they could learn names like cornflower and hollyhock. I wanted fun elements like daisy chains that a child can go out into nature and experience for themselves. Even in the city, you can always find a daisy.<\/p>\n

At the end of the book, you thank super cool Theo Williams for inspiring the cover character. Are any other of the characters inspired by people you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes. Probably all the other characters are too, although not intentionally. It\u2019s like a dream; it\u2019s all based on what you see. You don\u2019t know the exact person or moment but they come out in a book. So the azalea picture looks like my best friend\u2019s son and her mother. The family with the daisy chain isn\u2019t a particular Somali family but it is based on families I see in my neighbourhood which is very diverse. I think it is important for all children to see themselves in books.<\/p>\n

The structure of haiku poems means every word needs to be chosen very carefully. How hard was it to find the right words for your audience?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think about the words a lot because learning vocabulary is so important: for education and later life but also emotionally, to be able to express oneself, it is important to have the right words. I don\u2019t like patronising children. If they have such a capacity to learn, why not teach them rich language?<\/p>\n

The bright colour palette is such a distinctive feature of this book. How important is colour to you and how is colour linked to well-being, do you think?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Colour is my thing. I love bright colours. I think there is a very simple link between colours and well-being. We were given senses not only for survival but also for pleasure. You can experience pleasure through all your senses and I think colour is a massive part of visual pleasure.<\/p>\n

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