Picture Books for Little Growers
 

Join us for a Gardening Storytime
Expires Wednesday at 3:30pm
 
Candace at the Arvin Branch Library will be reading Me, Toma & The Concrete Garden  written by Andrew Larssen.
Books about Growing a Garden
Planting a Rainbow
by Lois Ehlert

An array of collages follows the progress of a mother and daughter as they plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings and watch them grow into a rainbow of colorful flowers.
 
Also available in eBook & eAudiobook on Hoopla
The Gardener
by Sarah Stewart

When she comes to the city to stay with her Uncle Jim, a curmudgeonly baker, Lydia Grace Finch brings along a suitcase full of seeds that she uses to create a wonderful, secret rooftop garden that she hopes will transform Uncle Jim's life.
A Sembrar Sopa de Verduras / Growing Vegetable Soup
by Lois Ehlert

After planting, watering, and tending to their plants all season long, a loving father and his child harvest the produce from their garden in order to prepare an extra-special pot of soup filled with tomatoes, potatoes, corn, and more.
Isabella's Garden
by Glenda Millard

An award-winning story that explores the growth and continual change in beloved gardens is set in a little girl's yard, where with love and care amazing seeds bloom and flourish throughout the seasons.
How a Seed Grows
by Helene J. Jordan

Uses observations of bean seeds planted in eggshells to demonstrate the growth of seeds into plants.
 
Also available in eBook on Hoopla
Lola Planta un Jardín / Lola Plants a Garden
by Anna McQuinn

After Lola reads a book of garden poems, she wants to plant some flowers. She gets books from the library and chooses her plants. Then Lola and her mommy buy the seeds, make the garden, and mark the rows. Now it's time to wait. . . .
Picture eBooks 
We Are The Gardeners by Joanna Gaines
Grandpa's Garden by Stella Fry
In Mary's Garden by Tina Kugler
Badger's Perfect Garden by Marsha Diane Arnold
Hello Garden Bugs  by Various Authors
 
Get Older Siblings Reading About Gardening
Tilly's Moonlight Garden by Julia Green
The Year of the Garden by Andrea Cheng
The Secret Garden by Francis Hodgson Burnett
Dig In! by Kari Cornell
Plant, Cook, Eat! by Joe Archer