The beautiful message of diversity, acceptance and inclusion in this lovely book is a much needed message for all children right now!Dan DeLion is not allowed to go to the annual flower festival, because he is a weed. Iris, his best friend, manages to get him into the gala, but Dan is definitely not welcomed. During a speech at the Festival, Ritzy Rose proclaims, "This Festival was supposed to be for cultivated flowers only!" But, with Iris standing up for her friend Dan DeLion, the flowers learn how truly wonderful Dan DeLion is and that festivals, parties, and life itself, should never be for "Flowers Only.