No celebration is complete without flowers! In his fairy tale "The Flowers of Little Ida," Hans Christian Andersen twists the obvious and lets the flowers themselves celebrate lively parties. This offers a splendid springboard for a child's imagination – and the wonderfully comforting thought that flowers only wither because they dance joyfully at night. The illustrator Bettina Werchan has created a colorful, enchanting ball atmosphere that makes her picture book debut a promising start.