Wanda’s Roses is a delightful tale of optimism and determination. Wanda takes it upon herself to transform a vacant lot filled with weeds and garbage into a rose garden. Mistakenly believing that a thorn bush is actually a rose bush preparing to bloom, Wanda begins cleaning the lot so that the plant can get more air and light. As she works on cleaning the lot each day she talks with various neighbors. She shares her enthusiasm about the soon to bloom roses with each of them. Although each adult she shares her excitement with clearly knows the plant is a thorn bush and not a rose bush they cannot help buy be inspired by her spirit.
Wanda ultimately gives paper roses to her “rose bush” and invites all of her neighborhood friends to the rose garden for tea and muffins. Little does she know that by end of the tea party it truly will be a rose garden thanks to the help of her friends.