Showing posts with label Plant a Story. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Plant a Story. Show all posts

Saturday, April 4, 2026

Picture Book Review: Garden Books



Just a few books about flowers and gardens:



A mom and her child are off to the nursery; they need supplies for their garden. What will they find? And how will it come out?

There is a lot of information in this book and a lot of text. The text is broken up by lots of colorful illustrations. Gardening tips and tricks are hidden within the text. Caution: this book might make you want to start up a garden. 

There's a piece of land that belongs to no one. Mara decides to plant some sunflower seeds. She plants them and tends to them. She waits patiently for them to sprout.

This is a lovely story about patience and gardening and things not working out as planned. I loved how the garden turned out and seeing how the garden changed. Another great story for PLANT A SEED summer theme. 

Willadeen's farm is in the middle of nowhere - just the way she likes it. Until someone tries to buy it from her. She isn't interested in selling and a city grows up around her. But now she's part of the city.

This is a story about community and determination. Willadeen doesn't give in to pressure about selling when a man tries to take her land. She carries on doing what she loves. 

While this one isn't a story, it is about gardening in a picture book format. There are 15 different projects that they can try to grow.

I love how some of the items you can grow from the product itself and you can use recycled materials. The instructions are easy to follow and cutely illustrated. 

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Plant a Seed: Summer Reading Kids (3)

 


We talked about CRAFTS and STEAM programs, this week it's all about books:

Picture Books about Nature

Picture Books about Gardens

Picture Books about Flowers and Seeds:

I know these picks are just scratching the surface and I didn't even touch Chapter books or nonfiction books. 

Personally, I use the summer reading themes to beef up my collection and make it stronger. I will be looking at some gardening and flower nonfiction this year. 

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Plant a Seed: Kids Summer Reading (1)

 This summer, we're doing the Plant a Story, Read for our theme. Mostly because we've done     Dino-vember for years and it's hard to come up with more ideas. Plant a Story seemed easier for us. Right now, we could use a little easy. It's time to start planning.


Here are a few ideas from Pinterest:



Sunflower (can also create other flowers and use dotters for the middle)

Flower wreath




Check back next week for more summer reading program ideas!