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Where Butterflies Grow

Where Butterflies Grow
Joanne Ryder
Illustrated by Lynne Cherry
Non-Fiction Picture Book
Penguin, 1996, 0-1405-5858-6

Busy in the Garden

Busy in the Garden
George Shannon
Pictures by Sam Williams
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 6
HarperCollins, 2006, 0-06-000464-9

Eddie's Garden

Eddie’s Garden: and how to make things grow
Sarah Garland
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 7
Frances Lincoln, 2004, 1-84507-015-1
 
 

Harvest

Harvest
Kris Waldherr
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 5
Walker, 2001, 0-8027-8792-4
 

In our Backyard Garden

In Our Backyard Garden
Eileen Spinelli
Picture Book/Poetry
Ages 4 to 8
Simon and Schuster, 2004, 9-82666-4
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And the Good brown Earth

And the Good Brown Earth
Kathy Henderson
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 5
Candlewick Press, 2003, 0-7636-2301-6
 

Holly Bloom's Garden

Holly Bloom’s Garden
Sarah Ashman and Nancy Parent
Illustrated by Lori Mitchell
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 6
Flashlight Press, 2004, 0-972-92250-4 

Miss Jaster's Garden

Miss Jaster's Garden
N.M. Bodecker
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 6
Golden Books, 1977, 0-307-41181-8

Lucy's Secret

Lucy's Secret
Mireille Levert
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 5
Groundwood, 2004, 0-88899-566-0 

One Small Garden

One Small Garden
Barbara Nichol
Illustrated by Barry Moser
Non-fiction
Ages 8 and up
Tundra Books, 2001, 0-88776-687-0
 

The Paradise Garden

The Paradise Garden
Colin Thompson
Picture Book
Ages 6 and up
Knopf, 1998, 0-679-89076-9  

The gardener

The Gardener
Sarah Stewart
Illustrated by David Small
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 6
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1997, 0-374-42518-3.
 

Princess Chamomile

Princess Chamomile's Garden
Hiawyn Oram
Illustrated by Susan Varley
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 6
Penguin, 2000, 0-525-46387-9

Our Community Garden

Our Community Garden
Barbara Pollack
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 6
Beyond Words Publishing, 2004, 1-58270-109-1
 

Counting in the Garden

Counting in the Garden
Kim Parker
Picture Book
Ages 2 to 4
Scholastic, 2005, 0-439-69452-3
 

The Global Garden

The Global Garden
Kate Petty
Illustrated by Jennie Maizels
Non-fiction Novelty Book
Ages 4 to 8
Random House UK, 2005, 1-903-91916-9 

The Whole Green World

The Whole Green World
Tony Johnston
Pictures by Elisa Kleven
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 5
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005, 0-374-38400-2
 

Planting the seed

Planting the Seed: A Guide to Gardening
Suzanne Winckler
Non-Fiction
Ages 12 and up
Lerner, 2002, 0-8225-0471-5 

In the Garden Who's Been here

In the Garden: Who’s Been Here?
Lindsay Barrett George
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 6
HarperCollins, 2006, 0-06-078762-7
 

I heard it from Alice Zucchini

I Heard it from Alice Zucchini: Poems about the Garden
Juanita Havill
Illustrated by Christine Davenier
Poetry Collection Picture Book
Ages 8 to 12
Chronicle, 2006, 0-8118-3962-1
 

Hare and the big green lawn

Hare and the Big Green Lawn
Katherine Crawford Robey
Illustrated by Larry MacDougall
Picture book
Ages 4 to 8
Rising Moon, 2006, 0-87358-889-4

Jacks Garden

Jack’s Garden
Henry Cole
Picture Book
Ages 4 to 7
HarperCollins, 1995, 0-688-15283-X

In my backyard

In my backyard
Margriet Ruurs
Paper Sculpture by Ron Broda
Picture Book
Ages 5 to 8
Tundra Books, 2007, 978-0-88776-775-3
 
 

Up Down and Around

Up, Down, and Around
Katherine Ayers
Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
Picture Book
Ages 2 to 4
Candlewick Press, 2007, 978-0-7636-2378-4

 
 

Bumpety Bump

Bumpety Bump!
Pat Hutchins
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 6
HarperCollins, 2006, 0-06-055999-3


 

What does Bunny See

What Does Bunny See? A Book of Colors and Flowers
Linda Sue Park
Pictures by Maggie Smith
Picture Book
Ages 3 to 5
Clarion, 2005, 0-618-23485-3

Young Gardener

Young Gardener
Stefan and Beverley Buczacki
Special photography by Anthea Sieveking
Non-Fiction
Ages 5 to 7
Frances Lincoln, 2006, 1-84507-295-2

Wanda's Roses

Wanda’s Roses
Pat Brisson
Illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler
Picture Book
Ages 5 to 7
Boyds Mills Press, 1994, 1-56397-136-4
 

A Little Guide to Wildflowers

A Little Guide to Wild Flowers
Charlotte Voake
Non-Fiction
Ages 8 and up
Random House UK/Eden Project Books, 2007, 978-1-903-91911-8
 

Harvey the Gardener

Harvey the Gardener

Lars Klinting

Picture Book (Series)

Ages 3 to 5

Kingfisher, 1997, 0-7534-5954-X

 

 

Gardening with children

Gardening with Children

Monika Hannemann, Patricia Hulse, Brian Johnson, Barbara Kurland and Tracey Patterson

Illustrated by Sam Tomasello

Non-Fiction

Ages 6 to 10

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1-889538-30-2

  

To be like the sun

To be like the sun

Susan Marie Swanson

Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 6

Harcourt, 2008, 978-0-15-205796-1

The Secret Garden Moore

The Secret Garden

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Illustrated by Inga Moore

Fiction

Ages 9 to 12

Candlewick Press, 2007, 978-0-763-63161-1

 

Big Yellow Sunflower

Big Yellow Sunflower

Frances Barry

Novelty Book

Ages 3 to 5

Candlewick Press, 2008, 978-0-7636-3724-8

 

 

The Dandelion Seed

The Dandelion Seed

Joseph Anthony

Illustrated by Cris Arbo

Picture Book

Ages 5 to 8

Dawn Publications, 1997, 1-883220-67-X

 

In my backyard

In my backyard

Valerie Giogas

Illustrated by Katherine Zecca

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 6

Sylvan Dell, 2007, 978-0-9777423-1-8

 

The Flower Alphabet Book

The Flower Alphabet Book

Jerry Pallotta

Illustrated by Leslie Evans

Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)

Ages 6 to 10

Charlesbridge 1988, 0-88106-453-X

 

Dandelions Stars in the Grass

Dandelions: Stars in the Grass

Mia Posada

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages 5 to 7

Lerner, 2000, 1-57505-383-7

 

 

The vegetable Alphabet Book

The Vegetable Alphabet Book

Jerry Pallotta and Bob Thomson

Illustrated by Edgar Stewart

Non-Fiction Picture Book (Series)

Ages 6 to 10

Charlesbridge, 1992, 0-88106-468-8

  

What do roots do

What do roots do?

Kathleen V. Kudlinski

Illustrated by David Schuppert

Non-Fiction Picture Book

Ages 5 to 7

Northword, 2005, 1-55971-896-X

 

What's this A Seed's story

What’s this? A Seed’s Story

Caroline Mockford

Picture Book

Ages 3 to 5

Barefoot Books, 1999, 978-1-84686-071-3

 

Paddington Bear in the Garden

Paddington Bear in the garden

Michael Bond

Pictures by R.W. Alley

Picture Book (Series)

Ages 5 to 8

HarperCollins, 2002, 0-06-029696-8

 

Sparkly Garden

Sparkly Garden

Caroline Davis

Novelty Book

Ages 2 to 4

Tiger Tales, 2008, 1-58925-830-4

 

 

The Imaginary Garden

The Imaginary Garden

Andrew Larsen

Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 7

Kids Can Press, 2009, 978-1-55453-279-7

 

 

Looking Closely inside the garden

Looking Closely inside the garden

Frank Serafini

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 7

Kids Can Press, 2008, 978-1-55453-210-0

 

 

Mortimer's First Garden

Mortimer’s First garden

Karma Wilson

Illustrated by Dan Andreasen

Picture Book

Ages 4 to 6

Simon and Schuster, 2009, 1-4169-4203-3

 

Sprout your own sweet scents

Sprout your own Sweet Scents

Amanda B. Miller

Illustrations by Robert Shadbolt

Gardening Kit

Ages 8 to 12

Chronicle Books, 2009, 978-0-811-6108-3

 

 

Sprout your own leafy wonders

Sprout your own leafy wonders

Anastasia Suen

Illustrations by Robert Shadbolt

Gardening Kit

Ages 8 to 12

Chronicle Books, 2009, 978-0-8118-6107-6

 

 

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