Resources for Growing Gardeners

Check out these stories and resources for young gardeners recommended by our local Seeds for Sharing experts!

Updated April 9, 2024
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Easy peasy : gardening for kids
Bradley, Kirsten
Paper Book
An introduction to easy gardening so you can grow everywhere and anywhere.Whether you live in the city or the countryside, there are plenty of places you can plant and grow. For a new generation of green fingers there are different ways to bring nature into the home. Make your own pots, build...
The gardener
Stewart, Sarah.
Paper Book
The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book. From the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library. Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the...
Let's Get Gardening
DK.
Ebook
In this colorful guide featuring 30 easy gardening projects, kids will learn to grow their own fruits and vegetables, attract wildlife such as butterflies and bees, and recycle household items into animal habitats and fun decorations. Whether they've got a big backyard or just a windowsill, kids...
Miss Rumphius
Cooney, Barbara
Paper Book
Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan.  This beloved classic and celebration of nature--written by a beloved Caldecott winner--is lovelier than ever! Barbara Cooney's story of Alice...
My backyard garden
Lerner, Carol.
Paper Book
What better for beginners to learn the basics of vegetable gardening than with noted botanist Carol Lerner as their guide. In My Backyard Garden, she covers everything from planting the seeds to harvesting the crops. Plus, her monthly calendar reminds budding gardeners what to do all growing-season...
My first garden
Gosling, Livi
Paper Book
This beautifully illustrated guide is the perfect gardening book for kids who want to plant fruit and vegetables, create mini farms from plants, and go on wildflower missions. Dive into this children's guide to growing plants, from vegetables to wildflowers, for little gardeners...
My first indoor garden : everything you need to know to grow little houseplants
Asseray, Philippe
Paper Book
Discover the joys of growing plants everywhere from your kitchen to your bedroom with My First Indoor Garden, an interactive and illustrated guide for the youngest of gardeners. This book teaches you everything you need to know to succeed in raising some very...
My first outdoor garden : everything you need to know to plant and grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers
Asseray, Philippe
Paper Book
Discover the joys of gardening with My First Outdoor Garden, an interactive and illustrated guide for the youngest of gardeners. This book teaches you everything you need to know to succeed in your first foray into raising plants. After following the easy steps,...
Nature's best hope : how you can save the world in your own yard
Tallamy, Douglas W.
Paper Book
This middle grade edition of the groundbreaking bestseller by Doug Tallamy will inspire kids to use their backyard to help save the planet.  In Nature's Best Hope (Young Readers' Edition), Tallamy empowers kids to use their own yards to help combat the...
Roots, shoots, buckets & boots : gardening together with children
Lovejoy, Sharon
Paper Book
Pizza Patches & Bean Tunnels: Kids' Garden Projects to Cultivate Wonder Here are 12 spirited, easy-to-implement ideas for theme gardens that parents and kids can grow together, connecting children to nature through gardening. Each project includes a plan and the planting recipe--as well as a...
Seedfolks
Fleischman, Paul.
Paper Book
ALA Best Book for Young Adults ∙ School Library Journal Best Book ∙ Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ IRA/CBC Children's Choice ∙ NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts A Vietnamese girl plants six lima beans in a Cleveland vacant lot. Looking down on...
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