Fire Flowers

By Kyo Maclear

In this intimate, beautifully illustrated picture book from the creators of the Caldecott Honoree Noodles on a Bicycle, a young girl spends her last summer night in Japan lighting delicate Senko Hanabi fireworks with her cousins.

On a quiet late-summer evening in Japan, a young girl gathers with her cousins to light Senko Hanabi, delicate handheld fireworks that glow, crackle, and fade all too quickly. Tomorrow, she will fly home leaving behind cousins and a place that feels both familiar and far away. But for now, the children play, make wishes, and share a night of fireworks, each brief spark becoming a precious memory the girl will carry with her, even an ocean away.

From Caldecott Award honorees Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang, this tender, stunningly-illustrated picture book is a loving depiction of summer traditions and the experience of calling more than one place home.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKBSL5YT
• ISBN13: 9798217227648
• Release Date: June 2027
• Publisher: Random House Studio
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3