Flora's Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall

Flora's Very Windy Day by Jeanne Birdsall is about a little girl who becomes aggravated because her little brother, Crispin, continuously gets in her belongings and creates messes. After Crispin spills her paints, mother insists they go outside together. It's a very windy day so Flora puts on her heavy jacket and big heavy duty red boots in hopes that the wind will not blow her away. Her brother on the other hand is just dressed regular purple boots and the wind begins to blow him away. Flora removes her boots as her brother begins to be taken by the wind. The wind picks up Flora and together they fly with the wind. They meet a dragonfly, sparrow, rainbow, cloud, eagle, and moon who invite Crispin, the brother, to stay with them. Flora protects her brother and refuses their offers and responds by saying that she needs to take him back home. Finally the wind offers to take them back home as soon as he finds a great spot for her brother. She express to the wind that she really just wants to take him back home and he obliges.

This a story about a brother and sister's relationship and the struggles that siblings sometimes face. Even though they may get aggravated with each other at times, they really do love each other and Flora wants Crispin to remain her brother and stay with her forever. I though it read smoothly until I came to the page where Flora speaks with the wind. It seems as though the whole message of the story is revealed on just one page and then the story ends apruptly.