The Carrot Seed. Ruth Krauss

A timeless book that teaches children about nature, patience, and believing in yourself.

Grandma’s Garden. Elaine Moore

Excellent intergenerational story about a young girl and her grandmother growing their garden every year.

Growing Vegetable Soup. Lois Ehlert.

Shares gardening information for beginners, but also maintains an easy story arc for children.

If You Hold a Seed. Elly MacKay

Nature and imagination.

Jack’s Garden. Henry Cole

‘This is the garden that Jack planted…’ becomes ingrained with great illustrations of the gardening process and inspires young nature-lovers to build their own garden.

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! Candace Fleming

A story of gardening via repetitive sound effects, making it simple for children to follow along.

Oh Say Can You Seed?: All About Flowering Plants. Bonnie Worth.

The Cat in the Hat teaches kids about flowering plants in traditional Seussian form.

Phillippe in Monet’s Garden. Lisa Jones Carmack

In this picture book, Phillippe is a frog who ends up in Monet’s garden. Grades K-5. 

The Ugly Vegetables. Grace Lin

A young Asian-American girl thinks her mother’s vegetable garden is ugly compared to the flower garden at her friend’s house. Then her mother makes vegetable soup. Recipe included. Grades PK-5.