Children's Books About... Gardening

These books are specifically available at the Dorothy Henry Library. Some of these may also be available at other locations throughout our library system as well!

Updated November 10, 2025
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Children's Books About... Gardening

These books are specifically available at the Dorothy Henry Library. Some of these may also be available at other locations throughout our library system as well!

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My garden
Henkes, Kevin
Paper Book
How does your garden grow? A wondrous New York Times bestselling picture book from Caldecott medalist Kevin Henkes. A girl helps out in her mother's garden, but in the garden of her imagination, there are chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and...
One watermelon seed
Lottridge, Celia Barker.
Paper Book
On the Toronto Public Library's 10 best books of 2008 list for Children up to 5 years of age On Resource Link's "Best of 2008" List Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice, 2009 First published in 1986 and a staple ever since for parents of preschool children and teachers of...
The phone booth in Mr. Hirota's garden
Smith, Heather
Paper Book
★ "Smith spins a quietly moving narrative...Wada's large-scale woodblock style illustrations are a perfect complement to the story's restrained text...The graceful way in which this book handles a sensitive and serious subject makes it a first purchase."--School Library Journal When...
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...
Biscuit in the garden
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin
Paper Book
Discover the gardenwith Biscuit andhis new friends!
Charlie's new friend
Drummond, Ree.
Paper Book
Charlie the Ranch Dog is the protector of Mama's garden. No wily rabbit is going to stop Charlie!
DK Super Readers Pre-Level Garden Friends
DK
Paper Book
Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about creepy crawlies with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Pre-Level: Garden Friends will introduce kids to a parade of tiny garden friends -...
Edie the garden fairy
Meadows, Daisy
Paper Book
The fairies are going green! The fairy king and queen have just put together a new team of seven fairies for a very special mission. They are the Earth Fairies! Together, they're going to work their magic to clean up the environment. But they can't do it alone. Luckily, Rachel and...
Tom's midnight garden
Pearce, Philippa
CD
When his brother catches measles, Tom is sent away for the summer to stay with his uncle and aunt - and is thoroughly fed up about it. What a boring summer it's going to be. But then, lying in bed one night, he hears the old grandfather clock in the hall strike the very strange hour of thirteen o...
Live sustainably!
Boyle, Angela
Paper Book
Maker Comics: Live Sustainably! is a step-by-step DIY guide that will help kids roll up their sleeves and get making with confidence! Inside this graphic novel you'll find instructions for eight sustainability projects. After Isaac is caught vandalizing a sign at his...
Up in the Garden and down in the Dirt : (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book)
Messner, Kate.
Paper Book
Now in paperback! This exuberant and lyrical addition to the award-winning Over and Under series unveils the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves, and down in the dirt. From the author-illustrator team behind Over and...
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