I know it’s a little early to be thinking about gardens most places,but my tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths are coming up, meaning other flowers, fruits, and vegetables are not far behind. So, i thought, this close to the Spring Equinox, why not celebrate gardens and growing things? Enjoy!
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Hello, World! Garden Time
by Jill McDonald
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
2022 Board Book Finalist
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The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story
by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Jenn Ely
Charlesbridge
2022 Elementary Nonfiction Finalist
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Uncle John’s City Garden
by Bernette Ford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Holiday House
2022 Elementary Nonfiction Nominee
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In Our Garden
by Pat Zietlow Miller, illustrated by Melissa Crowton
G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
2022 Fiction Picture Book Nominee
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The Tarnished Garden
by Alyssa Colman,
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
2022 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee
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Behold Our Magical Garden: Poems Fresh from a School Garden
by Allan Wolf, illustrated by Daniel Duncan
Candlewick Press
2022 Poetry Collections Nominee
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Mayhem in the Moongarden
by E. L. Seer
Ethan Fox Books
2021 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Submission
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The Secret Garden
by Mariah Marsden
Andrews McMeel Publishing
2021 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Submission
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The Girl in the Witch’s Garden
by Erin Bowman
Simon & Schuster
2020 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee
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Yasmin the Gardener
by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly
Picture Window Books
2020 Early Reader Finalist
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The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
by Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Katherine Tegen Books
2020 Elementary Nonfiction Nominee
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In My Garden
by Charlotte Zolotow; illustrated by Philip C. Stead
Neal Porter Books
2020 Fiction Picture Books Submission
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The Bone Garden
by Heather Kassner
Henry Holt & Co.
2019 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee
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The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden
by Heather Smith
Orca Books
2019 Fiction Picture Book Nominee
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Badger’s Perfect Garden
by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
Sleeping Bear Press
2019 Fiction Picture Book Submission
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There’s a Hole in My Garden
by James Stewart
Albert Whitman & Company
2018 Fiction Picture Book Submission
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The Story of Seeds: From Mendel’s Garden to Your Plate, and How There’s More of Less to Eat Around the World
by Nancy Castaldo
HMH Books for Young Readers
2016 Junior High Nonfiction Nominee