Planning for Spring: Books About Gardening for Kids

Dig into spring with picture books and guides that can help kids learn how gardens grow. These librarian-recommended reads offer easy experiments, fictional adventures, and more.

Updated March 5, 2026
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The nitty-gritty gardening book : fun projects for all seasons
Cornell, Kari A.
Ebook
Grow your own fruits, vegetables, and flowers! Become a gardener in any season with these fun and easy projects. You don't even need a garden space--many of these activities can be done by planting in containers to set on a porch or a patio or even in a window. Try your hand at growing potatoes and...
Gardening lab for kids : 52 fun experiments to learn, grow, harvest, make, play, and enjoy your garden
Brown, Renata Fossen.
Ebook
A refreshing source of ideas to help your children learn to grow their own patch of earth, Gardening Lab for Kids encourages children to get outside and enjoy nature. This fun and creative book features 52 plant-related activities set into weekly lessons, beginning with learning to...
We are the gardeners
Gaines, Joanna
Ebook
Teach children that the greatest rewards come from patience, hard work, and learning from mistakes! In the #1 New York Times bestseller We Are the Gardeners, Joanna Gaines and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From their failed endeavors, obstacles to...

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