There is so much to notice, pour over, and think about from beginning to end of this wordless story in which young, light brown-skinned, curly-haired Oscar is staying at the home of a woman in a city apartment building—presumably an aunt or grandma—after hugging his backpack-laden mom goodbye. From ways in which the passage of time is made clear—this is no single overnight—to the warmth and love that surrounds Oscar, the details emerge through the vibrant visual storytelling. On a trip to the neighborhood nursery Oscar picks out some packets of seeds, planting them in various small containers. The plants sprout over the course of coming days (the passage of time cleverly marked in a single page of 9 images). A sunflower grows taller than Oscar. Soon the apartment is bursting with so much greenery that they load up Oscar’s wagon and deliver plants to several families in their building (including, notably, a two-mom hijabi couple with a baby). At story’s end, there’s a joyful reunion between Oscar and his mom, and visible transformation marked by endpapers showing the building (Oscar’s tower) before Oscar’s garden (bare balconies) and after (balconies brimming with plants). The wonderful diversity in Oscar’s building and neighborhood is one more of many things to appreciate in this uplifting story. (Ages 3-7)