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!
Hello, World! Garden Time
by Jill McDonald
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
2022 Board Book Finalist
The Gardener of Alcatraz: A True Story
by Emma Bland Smith, illustrated by Jenn Ely
Charlesbridge
2022 Elementary Nonfiction Finalist
Uncle John’s City Garden
by Bernette Ford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Holiday House
2022 Elementary Nonfiction Nominee
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
The Tarnished Garden
by Alyssa Colman,
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
2022 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee
Behold Our Magical Garden: Poems Fresh from a School Garden
by Allan Wolf, illustrated by Daniel Duncan
Candlewick Press
2022 Poetry Collections Nominee
Mayhem in the Moongarden
by E. L. Seer
Ethan Fox Books
2021 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Submission
The Secret Garden
by Mariah Marsden
Andrews McMeel Publishing
2021 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Submission
The Girl in the Witch’s Garden
by Erin Bowman
Simon & Schuster
2020 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee
Yasmin the Gardener
by Saadia Faruqi, illustrated by Hatem Aly
Picture Window Books
2020 Early Reader Finalist
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver
by Gene Barretta, illustrated by Frank Morrison
Katherine Tegen Books
2020 Elementary Nonfiction Nominee
In My Garden
by Charlotte Zolotow; illustrated by Philip C. Stead
Neal Porter Books
2020 Fiction Picture Books Submission
The Bone Garden
by Heather Kassner
Henry Holt & Co.
2019 Elementary/Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Nominee
The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden
by Heather Smith
Orca Books
2019 Fiction Picture Book Nominee
Badger’s Perfect Garden
by Marsha Diane Arnold, illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki
Sleeping Bear Press
2019 Fiction Picture Book Submission
The Garden
by Gwendolyn Hooks
Lee & Low Books, Inc.
2018 Easy Reader Nominee
There’s a Hole in My Garden
by James Stewart
Albert Whitman & Company
2018 Fiction Picture Book Submission
There’s a Pest in the Garden!
by Jan Thomas
HMH Books for Young Readers
2017 Easy Reader Nominee
In My Garden
by Ruth A. Musgrave
National Geographic Children’s Books
2017 Board Book Submission
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
Stories from Bug Garden
by Lisa Moser, illustrated by Gwen Millward
Candlewick Press
2016 Poetry Nominee
The Night Gardener
by Terry Fan, illustrated by Eric Fan
Simon & Schuster
2016 Fiction Picture Book Finalist