Kids books to inspire a love of nature and gardening
Do you love being out in the garden but you're struggling to get your kids to love it as much as you? Well then look no further! Here is a collection of gorgeous picture books that will inspire children to get their hands dirty and enjoy the magic of gardens.
Off to the Nursery by Alice Oehr
Spring is here, and it's time to plant the garden. We're planning to grow tomatoes, lettuce, and herbs – and maybe even add some worms! What else should we plant? Which flowers are best for attracting bees? And how do we care for everything?
Learn all about gardens and gardening in this engaging tour through a plant nursery – packed with practical ideas, stunning illustrations, and delightful personalities.
The Tiny Gardeners by Kat Macleod
Join the Tiny Gardeners as they grow fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs for the upcoming Summer Market. See the long and bumpy beans! Taste the fresh and juicy strawberries! Feel the spikey rosemary sprigs! Smell the sweetly scented honeysuckle! Everything is almost ready to pick, but it's a hot, humid day and the garden is looking dry and thirsty . . .
Young readers are invited to join in with the Tiny Gardeners and explore their senses as they learn how fruit, vegetables, flowers and herbs are grown. With mentions of pollination, bees, pests and the importance of water in a garden, The Tiny Gardeners will inspire a new generation of gardeners and nature enthusiasts.
The Little Gardener’s Handbook by Michael Holland, illustrated by Maria Dek-Lewandowska
Whether you have a big garden or a small windowsill, you can still make the world a greener place.
This beautiful book is the perfect introduction to gardening. Whether you're planting a seed in your garden or making a terrarium in a jar in your bedroom, The Little Gardener's Handbook encourages readers to put on their gardening gloves and explore the world around them. Readers will learn about how plants work, how to grow their own vegetables and the importance of protecting the natural world.
With vibrant artwork by illustrator Maria Dek, this book aims to inspire little gardeners everywhere.
Worms Are Our Friends by Toni D'Alia, illustrated by Mimi Purnell
Down in the garden, one fine, sunny day, a young little worm gets ready to play.
Worms Are Our Friends showcases the art of hugely popular digital artist Mimi Purnell, and with its stunning textured and sparkling cover, it is the perfect special gift for any young nature-lover.
Discover how earthworms help our soil, plants and environment thrive, and encourage your kids to love nature exploration and outdoor learning.
In My Garden by Kate Mayes, illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie
In our gardens are where we belong. Planting, watching, growing, dreaming. In our gardens something out of nothing comes.
Join children from around the world as they share their gardens, from blossoming flowers in Japan to the waterside of Malawi, the frozen landscape of Iceland to the bush tracks of Australia. These are the places they love and the places they belong. With uplifting lyrical words and stunning detailed pictures from bestselling duo, Kate Mayes and Tamsin Ainslie.
The Concrete Garden by Bob Graham
A timely, inspiring and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression, from one of the world's most treasured book makers.
After a cold, dark winter, doors opened. Children spilled out like sweets from a box. Amanda was last one out of the tower block. She brought some chalk with her. On every inch of the concrete outside, the children drew pictures of everything they could think of, from flowers and snails, to spaceships and queens. Before long, a beautiful and exotic garden spread out across the concrete.
Pop-Up Peekaboo! Garden
A fun pop-up and flaps board book that introduces curious preschoolers to nature and favourite garden creatures
Explore a sunny garden and find exciting pop-up plants and creatures hiding under flaps in this delightful book for little ones.
What might be in the garden buzzing, creeping, chirping, crawling, or growing very tall? Look in the flowerbeds, under leaves, up in the trees, and in the pond, and discover the plants and creatures that are hiding. Babies and toddlers will love lifting the big flaps to find five peekaboo surprises popping up from the pages – a bright yellow sunflower growing taller and taller, busy honeybees gathering nectar and pollen, a spotty ladybird on a strawberry plant flower, a frog jumping across some waterlilies, and a cheery sparrow chirping in a cherry tree.
The Garden of Broken Things by Freya Blackwood
One day, curious Sadie follows a cat into the tangled vines behind the lonely house at Number 9, Ardent Street.
Deep in the undergrowth, past all the twisted, rusted things, Sadie finds the cat sitting on the lap of a woman, bent with time and weariness.
Sadie has found the Garden of Broken Things.
There’s a Tiger in the Garden by Lizzy Stewart
When Grandma says she’s seen a tiger in the garden, Nora doesn’t believe her. She’s too old to play Grandma’s silly games! Everyone knows that tigers live in jungles, not gardens.
So even when Nora sees butterflies with wings as big as her arm, and plants that try and eat her toy giraffe, and a polar bear that likes fishing, she knows there’s absolutely, DEFINITELY no way there could be a tiger in the garden . . .
