A poetic and tender journey into young Emily Dickinson’s world, where flowers become words and emotions bloom—inviting readers to collect, express, and dream.

What if Emily Dickinson’s very first poems had been her flowers and plants? Little by little, the young Emily patiently collects and preserves violets, jasmine and forget-me-nots between the pages of her books, to be able to express her secrets – like the powerful attachment she feels for Abby, her new classmate. Laura Ulonati’s finely-crafted text is interspersed with magnificent full-page colored pencil illustrations by Nathalie Novi, featuring sensual stems and petals in brilliant hues. With Emily, this new duo is putting themselves at the vertiginous height of children’s emotions, invite young and older readers alike to take an inner journey through an infinitely poetic universe, as gentle as it is sweet.

At the end of the book, on more than twenty blank pages, readers can express themselves by starting their own herbarium, following in Emily’s, Laura’s and Nathalie’s footsteps.