Need suggestions for good children's picture book to go with gardening theme gift... please read more!?

Question

There are many birthdays coming up in August/September in my family. The kids are going to range between 3-5 years old. I have decided that I will no longer contribute to the useless toys that have no educational value that they receive mountains of from the rest of the family each year. Instead, I will carefully and lovingly plan a fun, educational present that they will love just as much as the mind numbing video games!

This year I'm going with a gardening theme. I painted tin buckets, each with different garden related objects (ladybugs, sunflowers, grasshoppers etc.) and found matching gloves, mini shovels and watering cans to go with each tin. I will pick up packets of various vegetable and flower seeds. The last thing I want to go with these presents is a GOOD childrens picture book that has a gardening theme. Something that is going to be colorful and either teach them about the growing process or have a cute story about gardening. Thank you in advance for your suggestions!

Answer 1

the carrot seed

growing vegetable soup

several different varieties of abc books

check the lakeshore learning materials catalog

Answer 2

http://www.amazon.com/Tops-Bottoms-Calde...

Every preschool, and elementary class I've read to class loved this book, and it teaches about the anatomy and growth of various plants, not to mention being cute and funny, with a surprise twist at the end.

Answer 3

There's the classic --The Carrot Seed.

Or Lois Ehlert's -- Growing Vegetable Soup (among other books she's written about the subject of growing).

Answer 4

Along with the carrot seed and growing vegetable soup, as the other's said, there is Stone Soup, and there is a good science series called Let's Read and Find Out Science. They have a book called How Do Apples Grow?  Also, Eric Carle'sThe Tiny Seed is good for learning about the life cycle of seeds and seasons.

Good luck!!