The Boy Who Grew Flowers - Hardcover

Jennifer Wojtowicz is an artist who also enjoys writing. Her life experiences have stimulated her as an artist, teacher and writer, and she currently teaches artists who also happen to have disabilities. She was inspired to write this story because of her brother, who has autism. She says, "I have observed that when people are kind and accepting toward each other, it alleviates a lot of needless suffering." Jen lives in upstate New York with her son Marcel. The Boy Who Grew Flowers is her first book.

Steve Adams is an award-winning illustrator who has studied graphic design in Canada and Europe. Steve currently lives in Montreal, Canada, where he shares his passion of illustration and graphic design as a college teacher. This is his first project with Barefoot Books.

"Acrylic paintings are the perfect accompaniments to the author's debut story of courage and friendship. A shy boy named Rink, who grows flowers from his body during the full moon, befriends the new girl, Angelina, who has one leg shorter than the other. He makes her special shoes that change her life. With his use of soft colors and subtle details, Adam's ethereal paintings pull the reader into the page." --ForeWord Magazine

"Children who struggle to fit in at school will find a hero in the star of this debut children's book. Adams's incandescent illustrations, painted on textured boards in deep blues and green integrate flowers and full moons scattered across the pages, and the characters' faces look almost beatific...it will remind [young readers] of the power of kindness." --Publishers Weekly

"This is a wonderful story that teaches about accepting differences - and even celebrating them." --Library Media Connection

"Acrylic paintings are the perfect accompaniments to the author's debut story of courage and friendship. A shy boy named Rink, who grows flowers from his body during the full moon, befriends the new girl, Angelina, who has one leg shorter than the other. He makes her special shoes that change her life. With his use of soft colors and subtle details, Adam's ethereal paintings pull the reader into the page." --ForeWord Magazine

"This is a wonderful story that teaches about accepting differences - and even celebrating them." --Library Media Connection