ADELAIDE | "Adelaide always tried to do the right thing, but sometimes her world spun faster than she could manage. 'I did my very best," she'd simply say. And tomorrow's yet another day.' "
ANI | "Ani felt the breath and tears of the world."
APRIL | "Just when April thought she couldn't. She did."
AURELIA | "Of course Aurelia often stumbled and fell, but she still always declared she had a 100% lovely life."
AVA LA RUE | "When Ava La Rue blushed, everyone knew she was in love. And lately, she had been blushing quite a bit."
BIANCA LEE | "Bianca Lee loves curse words & country music."
CALLAHAN | "Callahan loves to love and she does it beautifully."
CARNIVALE | "Carnivale felt the heavy burden of the rain until the blush of morning revealed his deepest colors."
CHERRY MOON | "Cherry Moon loved her name because cherries and moons just happened to be her favorite things."
CHERYL | "Sometimes Cheryl loved so hard it made her cry."
EMMA BLU | "Firmly rooted through the tempest, her heartbeat shining through, clouds encircle her like angels, for this is Emma Blu."
GRACIE | "Gracie glittered like gold. But only when she felt like it."
HEATHER | "Heather disliked being called temperamental. She was simply passionate."
IMOGENE | "When the first droplets of rain tapped on Imogene’s shoulders, she'd smile knowing the magic was about to begin."
JELLY BEAN | "Just when Jelly Bean felt hopeless, she remembered she was loved and that made her blush which made her colors blossom earlier than they were supposed to. Oooops!"
JEZEBEL | "Just when Jezebel thought she had no more hearts left to cry, she grew that many more."
JODENE | "Words matter to Jodene. All she asks is that you choose them carefully."
JULES | "Jules knew the risks, but he loved with abandon anyway."
JUNE | "June was soft & strong, pretty & brave, breezy & focused."
KEVIN | "Kevin Held His Breath as the train rushed through. he wondered how and he wondered who he'd have to be just to be with you."
LIAM | "Everything was weird and tiny Lord Liam missed his friends and his teachers and frosted cupcakes on Fridays. When this ends, he thought, I'll send cookies to the whole world because everyone will deserve at least one."
LOVE | "Love went home before the parties ended and left quite a mess and never apologized. But she was always forgiven and invited again."
MAMA FIRENZA | “No one messed with Mama Firenza. She grew magical rubies that bloomed in her soul surrounded by diamonds and her purple stole. She was a force of fire, a testament of might, her retractable thistles emerged only at night. She was the greatest protector of those she held tight. She was a gem, a diamond, a mother, you see. And yes, of course, she was a lovely tree.”
MARSHA | "Have you any idea the burden of being this spectacular?" Marcia asks.
MATHILDA | "Mathilda was more shy than most, but when she giggled the whole world smiled."
NALA | "Nala sat on a giant's shoulder to talk to the clouds, sailed aboard a pirate ship to chat with the sea, and knelt in the lavender to breathe in the world."
NICOLETTE | "Nicolette blurts out things like 'ZUT ALORS!' and 'SACREBLEU!' to remind you she is VERY French."
OPHELIA | "Ophelia didn't need to see her roots to know they were there."
RHONDA | "Rhonda knew the old saying 'bored people are boring.' So when she’d slip into the doldrums, she’d put on her pearls and sing a little diddy."
SAGE | "When Sage finally tired of doling out free advice, she’d simply respond, “When in doubt, use glitter.” That seemed to solve most everything."
SALLY | "When Sally left the beauty parlor, she'd give herself a whistle."
SIR ROBERT | "Young Sir Robert often felt as though he'd been chewed up and spat out. Nevertheless, he persisted."
SKYLAR | "When Skylar felt her anxiety coming as fast as a speeding train, she’d close her eyes and say, 'One, two three, trees," and she’d feel a whole lot better."
SOPHENE | "Sophene filled her world with love, laughter, family, and all that her precious heart could hold."
THEODORE | "Theodore often struggled with yesterday and tomorrow, so he dug his roots deeper into today."
THOMAS | "For Thomas, the joy was in the growing when others didn't think he could."
TULIP | "Tulip had a lot on her mind. Nothing was easy ever, but she found moments and strung them together long enough to become her necklace of hope."
VERONIQUE | "Veronique had strength no one could see and that was her secret weapon."
WILHEMINA | "Wilhemina refuses to be chipper today. She feels grumpy and sad and wants you to know so maybe you'll say something to cheer her up."
ZOE | "Zoe didn’t care what you thought. She knew she was a badass."
