The Red Tulip

Ella, the little girl in the story, loves the story of the Red Tulip because as her mom tells her how in her mind a red tulip that had grown in their yard before Ell's birth foretold of the special and beautiful baby that was coming into their lives. Ella is compared to the characteristics of this beautiful and exotic flower, the Red Tulip in a way that is meant to make her understand how special and loved she is by her mother.