gardens

Depicts a family of four who make their garden their summer home as they prepare the soil, plant seeds, water the garden, and watch for a harvest of vegetables.

Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.

Sitting quietly in his garden, a little boy observes the eating habits of birds, bugs, butterflies, and other small animals.

Young Jesse waits all summer for her watermelon to ripen.

After noticing that a visiting hummingbird likes her pink petunias, Annie and her rabbit Snowball, accompanied by Henry and his dog Mudge, fill the garden with pink objects to attract more hummingbirds.

A collection of short poems and riddles about planting seeds, watching garden vegetables dance, and growing jack-o-lanterns.

When the beans that Lisa has planted are dug up by a dog, Corduroy reseeds the garden that he was supposed to be watching, but he and Lisa are in for a surprise when the "beans" finally appear on the vines.

Twenty illustrated poems depict a fairy who visits a garden and listens to the stories of the garden vegetables.

Leads the reader through a bountiful garden in autumn while drawing particular attention to the variety of colors found within it.

Discusses the beauty and harmony of gardens, the different kinds, and how to care for them.