30 Vegbooks reviews tagged Gardening.
Zora’s Zucchini tells the story of a young girl who happens upon some free zucchini plants. She takes them home and begins growing her own garden, only to realize that she has more zucchini than she knows what to do…
Tags: Anna RaffFemale ProtagonistGardenGardeningJacqueline BodnarKatherine PryorPicture BooksVegetable BooksVegetables
Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table tells a true story about how a professional basketball player took action after retirement. He wanted to bring more healthy and natural foods to communities that didn’t have…
Tags: Depictions of Meat in BooksEarly ElementaryFarmingGardenGardeningJacqueline BodnarJacqueline Briggs MartinNonfictionWill Allen
Our School Garden takes kids on a journey through a school that has a garden out back. They learn all about what’s planted, why school gardens are a good idea, and the types of things they may find out in that…
Tags: Christy HaleCompostingEarly ElementaryGardenGardeningHealthy LivingJacqueline BodnarOlder ElementaryRick SwannVegetable Books
Sylvia Spivens refuses to eat spinach, despite her parents’ attempts to cajole her. She engages in some very serious picking-spinach-out-of-her-meal behavior (we see the same behavior with carrots in our house). One…
Tags: Anna RaffEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGardenGardeningHealthy ChoicesHealthy EatingHealthy LivingJennifer GannettKatherine PryorPreschoolersSpinachVegetable BooksVegetables
I thought we might have overdone it. I allowed my four-year-old daughter to pick three recipes from this book (Amazon affiliate link) for us to make for dinner one Friday night – homemade tomato sauce and pasta,…
Tags: Cookbooks for KidsCris ArboEarly ElementaryGardenGardeningJennifer KaliMarianne BerkesPreschoolersVegetable BooksVegetablesVegetarian CookbooksVegetarian Cooking
I’m an “aunt” in one of those she’s-not-your-relative-but-we-love-her-just-as-much kinda way to a very special four-year-old. And boy does she just love to pitch in with her family’s household chores. From baking to…
Tags: Beth BrackenCarolyn M. MullinGardenGardeningGood for ToddlersHealthy LivingPreschoolers
When I first opened my review copy of Gem, written and illustrated by Holly Hobbie, I gasped at how beautiful the watercolors were. The book opens with a wintertime letter from a grandmother to her granddaughter,…
Tags: AmphibiansGardenGardeningGood for ToddlersGrandparentsHolly HobbieHoma WoodrumNatureNature Booksnature books for kidsNearly Wordless BooksPreschoolersToadsWatercolor
Compost It is part of Cherry Lake Publishing’s Save the Planet Series. This book walks kids through the steps of composting in a logical, straightforward manner. For kids who are unfamiliar with or rusty on the…
Tags: CompostingEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGarbageGardenGardeningJennifer GannettNonfiction
Author Jerry Pallotta has written many themed alphabet books and it shows in the fantastic The Vegetable Alphabet Book. Each page is richly illustrated by Edgar Stewart and an adventure in garden lore, informing us…
Tags: AlphabetEarly ElementaryEdgar StewartGardenGardeningHealthy LivingIllustrationJennifer GannettJerry PallottaPreschoolersSpringVegetable BooksVegetablesWorms
Molly’s Organic Farm is written by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner, and realistically illustrated by Trina L. Hunner. I received the book from Dawn Publications as a review copy and, much like their other…
Tags: Carol L. MalnorCatsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryGardenGardeningHoma WoodrumHomeless AnimalsInsectsOrganicPreschoolersSeasonsTrina L. HunnerVegetables
If you’ve read Huyen’s glowing review of Jo MacDonald Saw a Pond,my take on a publisher’s review copy of the companion Jo MacDonald Had a Garden will come as no surprise. We really enjoyed this book! In fact, my…
Tags: Female ProtagonistGardenGardeningGood for ToddlersHoma WoodrumLaura J. BryantLifecycleMary QuattlebaumNatureNature BooksPreschoolersSeasonsSpring
Billie the Unicorn by Brianne Brouhard is a vividly illustrated story set in what we learn is a world where unicorns grow plants and flowers. Billie is a little blue unicorn who seems to continually long for…
Tags: Animals in CaptivityBrianne BrouhardEarly ElementaryFemale ProtagonistGardenGardeningHoma WoodrumIllustrationUnicorn
Capstone now has a new wonderful imprint, Heinemann-Raintree, that’s solely dedicated to publishing curriculum-driven nonfiction “that encourages inquiry and satisfies curiosity” for students in grades PreK-8. In…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinClassroom BooksEarly ElementaryGardenGardeningHomeschoolingJohn MalamNatural LivingNonfiction
If you are looking for a pleasing picture book about the ins and outs of composting, Garbage Helps Our Garden Grow: A Compost Story is a great choice. This book is not long but it covers all of the basics of…
Tags: CompostingEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGardenGardeningJennifer GannettLinda GlaserPreschoolers
My daughter and I enjoyed reading about Mr. McGreely’s gardening enthusiasm and battle with the bunnies over his vegetables. G. Brian Karas (whom I recognized from My Crayons Talk and Baby Bug) creates cute little…
Tags: AnimalsCandace FlemingConflictConflict ResolutionEarly ElementaryG. Brian KarasGardenGardeningHumaneHumorHuyen MacMichaelPreschoolersProblem SolvingRabbitsUrban Wildlife
After visiting Catskill Animal Sanctuary some time ago and meeting a rescued turkey named Ethel and her cohort, I became enamored with turkeys in a way that I hadn’t known was possible. They are so cool! So when I…
Tags: CompassionEarly ElementaryFarmed AnimalsGardenGardeningJennifer GannettLinda WhiteProblem SolvingThanksgivingTurkeys
Liz Garton Scanlon and Marla Frazee teamed up to create All the World,a book so beautiful that it received the Caldecott Honor last year. (The Caldecott Medal went to The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney.)…
Tags: BeachBedtimeCaldecott HonorCookingCybils AwardDepictions of Dairy in BooksDiverse FamiliesEarly ElementaryFamilyGardenGardeningHoneyLiz Garton ScanlonMarla FrazeeNaturePreschoolersShoreSummer
Review By HUYEN MACMICHAEL This is such a beautiful and peaceful tale that it was a joy to read. I absolutely adore the soft and colorful watercolors, the well-rounded characters with such expressive faces and…
Tags: Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book AwardsCabbagesCatsCompanion AnimalsEarly ElementaryErika OllerFriendshipGardenGardeningHumorHuyen MacMichaelIllustrationPreschoolersVegetables
Ready for a quirky, silly, veggie read? Then dig your fangs, I mean teeth, into J.otto Seibold and Siobhan Vivian’s picture book Vunce Upon a Time, starring a gentle soul named Dagmar who just so happens to be a…
Tags: Early ElementaryGardeningHalloweenHumorJ.otto SeiboldPreschoolersSiobhan VivianVampiresVegetarianVegetarian CharactersVegetarian Protagonist
While many of us know that composting is an environmentally friendly thing to do, most of us are yet to do it. Many more don’t even know what goes into composting. In Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth,…
Tags: CompostingEarly ElementaryEarthEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGarbageGardeningJacqueline BodnarMary McKenna SiddalsPreschoolers
For the growing preschooler and early elementary student is this introductory look at adopting green habits and keeping green promises. A perfect mix of multicultural kids, colorful photographs, and enchanting…
Tags: Carolyn M. MullinConservationEarly ElementaryEco-Friendly Kids BooksEnvironmentGardeningGreen LivingNatural LivingPreschoolersRecycling
A Garden for Pigis a new title that encourages kids to grow and eat their veggies. Based on a true story, in which a pig breaks into a neighboring garden, eats some squash, and “delivers” the seeds to his own pen,…
Tags: CompostingEarly ElementaryFruitGardenGardeningIllustrationKathryn ThurmanLindsay WardOrganicPigsPreschoolersVegetables
What better way for baby to learn the colors of the rainbow than from the garden? What’s in My Garden?, a board book by Cheryl Christian, will entice babies with the illustrated, cut-out veggies that slide up from…
Tags: Baby BookBoard BookCheryl ChristianColorsGardenGardeningGood for ToddlersMaureen McDowellVegetables
I Heard It From Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden spans the course of all four seasons. The poems are narrated by various garden denizens at different places and times in their growing grounds, and the book…
Tags: Early ElementaryGardenGardeningJennifer GannettJuanita HavillNatural LivingPreschoolers