Wanted to share some spring/garden-inspired books for kids… though we are nowhere close to starting our garden, it’s good to dream, right?
Eddie’s Garden and How to Make Things Grow, by Sarah Garland: A very cute book about a little boy, his little sister, and their “mum” as they choose seeds, plant, and look after their garden.
Garden Crafts for Kids: 50 Great Reasons to Get Your Hands Dirty, by Diane Rhodes: A wonderful idea book with suggestions from recipes (apple leather! zucchini cake!) to experiments (worm castings experiment! electric onion experiment!!!) to composting tips, plus planting and harvesting tips. Such a cool book (which we will be checking out from our library over and over again this summer)!
The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carl: A beautifully illustrated, simple look at the life cycle of one seed, and its journey through seasons. A wonderful introduction to the life cycle of a plant.
Plant a Little Seed, by Bonnie Christensen: Such a nice story about the planting and waiting and care it takes to grow your own food, seen through the eyes of a boy and girl. What appeals to me most about this story is that it is simple, but incorporates tenderness in gardening, and focuses on the children savoring the food they grow, from sowing to harvest time and back again.
Planting a Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert: All about the beautiful varieties of flowers a child and mama grow- gives great colorful examples of flowers in every color of the rainbow.
Enjoy!
I totally need to check out that gardening craft book. A book that we enjoyed was “The Curious Garden” by Peter Brown. It had lovely pictures and a good story.
Alice and I are headed to the library today. We’ll have to see if any of these spring-inspired books are available. Thanks for the recommends!
Because if we don’t get some new reading material around here I might go bonkers reading “Inside, Outside, Upside Down” again!
LOVE The Tiny Seed. and, i’m going to keep my eye out for that outdoor/gardening craft book. looks great.
I actually haven’t read any of these- we’ll be putting them on our library list!
The best reading there is!