Reading a Garden

Children adore planting seeds and digging in the garden.  Gardening is also a wonderful way to promote interest in nature.  The following books offer "fresh air" inspiration for young children (ages 1 to 6).  Consider reading them in the garden for the happiest of learning environments. 

In My Flower, In My Pond, and In My Tree by Sara Gillingham and Lorena Siminovich

Little Seeds by Charles Ghigna, Illustrated by Ag Jatkowska

Two Little Gardeners

Written by Margaret Wise Brown and Edith Thacher Hurd, Illustrated by Gertrude Elliott

Miss Jaster's Garden by N.M Bodecker

First Garden:  The White House Garden by Robbin Gourley

It's Our Garden:  From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden by George Ancona

How Did That Get in my Lunchbox?  The Story of Food

by Chris Butterworth, Illustrated by Lucia Gaggiotti