Concrete Flowers
You Measured Their Height. You Forgot to Measure Their Journey.By Vernon Snell
Length5h 11m
About this audiobook
Concrete Flowers is a living garden of 25 stories about growth, identity, comparison, fear, resilience, choices, and the invisible conditions that shape who we become. Through unforgettable flowers, Vernon, the Curator, science, questions, and Poetic Cinema, readers are invited to look beneath what can be seen.
Why did one flower grow faster? What happened beneath the soil? Who decided what beautiful, successful, or “normal” should look like?
Written for young flowers, old flowers, and every flower still growing, Concrete Flowers challenges us to stop judging people only by what they became—and begin asking what they had to grow through.
Before you measure the flower, measure the journey.
Audiobook details
GenreEducation and Learning, Poetry
Length5 hrs 11 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 2, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Copyright
2Welcome to the Concrete Garden
3Story One: The Seed Beneath the Sidewalk
4Story Two: The Flower That Chased the Sun
5Story Three: The Two Flowers in Different Soil
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6Story Four: The Flower That Wanted Different Petals
7Story Five: The Flower That Bloomed Late Part 1
8Story Five: The Flower That Bloomed Late Part 2
9Story Six: The Roots That Wouldn’t Share
10Story Seven: The Weed Nobody Invited
11Story Eight: The Flower That Drank Too Much Rain Part 1
12Story Eight: The Flower That Drank Too Much Rain Part 2
13Story Nine: The Flower That Believed Every Buzz Part 1
14Story Nine: The Flower That Believed Every Buzz Part 2
15Story Ten: The Flower That Couldn’t Put the Wind Down Part 1
16Story Ten: The Flower That Couldn’t Put the Wind Down Part 2
17Story Eleven: The Flower That Kept Saying Yes Part 1
18Story Eleven: The Flower That Kept Saying Yes Part 2
19Story Twelve: The Flower That Tried to Grow Overnight Part 1
20Story Twelve: The Flower That Tried to Grow Overnight Part 2
21Story Thirteen: The Flower That Was Afraid of the Storm Part 1
22Story Thirteen: The Flower That Was Afraid of the Storm Part 2
23Story Fourteen: The Flower That Forgot How to Listen
24Story Fifteen: The Flower That Carried Everybody’s Weather
25Story Sixteen: The Flower That Counted Everybody Else’s Petals Part 1
26Story Sixteen: The Flower That Counted Everybody Else’s Petals Part 2
27Story Seventeen: The Flower That Couldn’t Admit It Was Wrong Part 1
28Story Seventeen: The Flower That Couldn’t Admit It Was Wrong Part 2
29Story Eighteen: The Flower That Inherited a Fence Part 1
30Story Eighteen: The Flower That Inherited a Fence Part 2
31Story Nineteen: The Flower That Was Always Angry Part 1
32Story Nineteen: The Flower That Was Always Angry Part 2
33Story Twenty: The Flower That Put a Price on Everything Part 1
34Story Twenty: The Flower That Put a Price on Everything Part 2
35Story Twenty-One: The Flower That Wanted the Answer Before the Question Part 1
36Story Twenty-One: The Flower That Wanted the Answer Before the Question Part 2
37Story Twenty-Two: The Flower That Tried to Erase Its Past
38Story Twenty-Three: The Flower That Wanted to Be Needed Part 1
39Story Twenty-Three: The Flower That Wanted to Be Needed Part 2
40Story Twenty-Four: The Flower That Wanted Only Sweet Water Part 1
41Story Twenty-Four: The Flower That Wanted Only Sweet Water Part 2
42Story Twenty-Five: The Flower That Couldn’t Wake Up Without a Push Part 1
43Story Twenty-Five: The Flower That Couldn’t Wake Up Without a Push Part 2
44About the Author
45About Poetic Cinema
46A Final Word from the Garden
The War That Became ArtVernon “Benson” Snell2h 16m$4.99
The Evolution of the GardenVernon Snell1h 5m$2.99
FCUK IT LIFE: A Testament to Survival and DefianceVernon Snell2h 3m$2.99
Black Knight’s Miami RunVernon Snell2h$4.99
CANVASVernon Snell2h 12m$4.99
THE FLOWER IN THE UNIVERSEVernon Snell48m$2.99
Ghetto Bible: The Testimony of a Black Knight from Washington HeightsVernon Snell1h 51m$4.99
Dogs in the WarVernon Snell4h 29m$2.99 · $0.00
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I Graduated from the StreetsVernon Snell2h 2m$2.99
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The Colonization of Love: A Nobody InvestigationVernon Snell9h 40m$9.99
RAGUS: The Sweet War Inside the BodyVernon Snell3h 55m$4.99
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A Plant, A War, and a Human BrainVernon Snell1h 9m$2.99
Concrete Flowers: Before You Blame the Flower, Follow the RootsVernon Snell6h 9m4.9 (20)$4.99
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