The Best Children’s Books About Gardening
“What are the best Children’s books about Gardening ?” We looked at 259 of the top Kids Gardening books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!
The top 35 titles, all appearing on 3 or more “Best Kids Gardening ” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 225+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.
Happy Scrolling!
Top 35 Best Children’s Books About Gardening
35 .) A Seed Is Sleepy written by Dianna Hutts Aston
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- This Reading Mama
An informative, yet beautiful, introduction to seeds.
34 .) And the Good Brown Earth written by Kathy Henderson
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Thought Co.
- UK Childrens Books
Joe and Gram grow a garden, with the help of the good brown earth.
33 .) And Then It’s Spring written by Julie Fogliano
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Thought Co.
- We Are Teachers
Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.
32 .) Compost Stew written by Mary McKenna Siddals
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Goodreads
- We Are Teachers
A rhyming recipe explains how to make the dark, crumbly, rich, earth-friendly food called compost.
31 .) How Groundhog’s Garden Grew written by Lynne Cherry
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
- Yankee Homestead
Squirrel teaches Little Groundhog how to plant and tend a vegetable garden.
30 .) Jo MacDonald Had a Garden written by Mary Quattlebaum
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
In this version of the classic song “Old MacDonald Had a Farm,” the farmer’s granddaughter plants a garden which provides a place for birds, insects, and other wild creatures to shelter and nest.
29 .) Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! written by Candace Fleming
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
- Yankee Homestead
After planting the garden he has dreamed of for years, Mr. McGreely tries to find a way to keep some persistent bunnies from eating all his vegetables.
28 .) Our Community Garden written by Barbara Pollak
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours Of Us
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.
27 .) Rose’s Garden written by Peter H. Reynolds
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
Rose finds a neglected patch of earth in the middle of a bustling city where she can plant the flower seeds collected from her travels in her magical teapot.
26 .) Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Read Brightly
- We Are Teachers
Depicts a family of four who make their garden their summer home as they prepare the soil, plant seeds, water the garden, and watch for a harvest of vegetables.
25 .) The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough written by Katie Smith Milway
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Colours Of Us
- Goodreads
Eleven-year-old Maria Luz and her family have a small farm in Honduras, but may not have enough food to sustain them for the year, so Maria’s father must leave home to find work, leaving her in charge of the garden.
24 .) The Little Gardener (Teenie Greenies) written by Jan Gerardi
Lists It Appears On:
- Bright Horizons
- Mommy Evolution
- Nested Blissfully
What does it take to become a little gardener? It takes more than just seeds and water. Lift the flaps in this bright board book and find out all you need to know in order to create and care for your very own garden!
23 .) The Surprise Garden written by Zoe Hall
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- The Measured Mom
After sowing unmarked seeds, three youngsters wait expectantly for their garden to grow.
22 .) Tops & Bottoms written by Janet Stevens
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
- This Reading Mama
Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
21 .) Up, Down, and Around written by Katherine Ayres
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- Nested Blissfully
A garden produces a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around.
20 .) Zinnia’s Flower Garden written by Monica Wellington
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- Nested Blissfully
Zinnia plants a garden, eagerly waits for the plants to grow, sells the beautiful flowers, then gathers seeds to plant the following year.
19 .) From Seed to Plant written by Gail Gibbons
Lists It Appears On:
- See What Grows
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- This Reading Mama
- We Are Teachers
Explores the intricate relationship between seeds and the plants which they produce.
18 .) Gardening Lab for Kids written by Renata Fossen Brown
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Hobby Farms
- Mommy Evolution
- See What Grows
A source of ideas to help children learn how to grow their own garden encourages families to enjoy nature and features fifty-two creative plant-related activities set into weekly lessons.
17 .) Jack’s Garden written by Henry Cole
Lists It Appears On:
- Bright Horizons
- Goodreads
- Humane Education
- The Measured Mom
Cumulative text and illustrations depict what happens in Jack’s garden after he plants his seeds.
16 .) Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden written by Edith Pattou
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
- We Are Teachers
With her sure, loving, gardener’s touch, Mrs. Spitzer nurtures the students in her classroom each year.
15 .) Roots, Shoots, Buckets Boots: Gardening Together with Children written by Sharon Lovejoy
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Goodreads
- Hobby Farms
- See What Grows
Presents twelve ideas for theme gardens that parents and their children can grow together.
14 .) Sunflower House written by Eve Bunting
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- Thought Co.
- Yankee Homestead
A young boy creates a summer playhouse by planting sunflowers and saves the seeds to make another house the next year.
13 .) The Carrot Seed written by Ruth Krauss
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- Thought Co.
- Yankee Homestead
Despite everyone’s dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.
12 .) The Tiny Seed written by Eric Carle
Lists It Appears On:
- Goodreads
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- We Are Teachers
- Yankee Homestead
A simple description of a flowering plant’s life cycle through the seasons. Dazzlingly colorful collage illustrations and a simple but dramatic text tell the fascinating story of the life cycle of a flower in terms of the adventures of a tiny seed. Young readers will cheer at the happy outcome of this exciting tale. And they will long remember the heartening message of the tiny seed’s steadfast perseverance in the face of many hazards and obstacles until its final joyful success.…
11 .) City Green written by DyAnne DiSalvo
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Colours Of Us
- Humane Education
- The Measured Mom
- Thought Co.
Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community garden.
10 .) Flower Garden written by Eve Bunting
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- Thought Co.
- We Are Teachers
Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.
9 .) Lola Plants a Garden written by Anna McQuinn
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- Nested Blissfully
- The Measured Mom
- We Are Teachers
Lola plants a flower garden with her parent’s help, and watches it grow.
8 .) The Little Gardener written by Emily Hughes
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Book Depository
- Goodreads
- RHS Shop
- The Measured Mom
A little gardener who is not very good at gardening makes a wish for a little help.
7 .) The Ugly Vegetables written by Grace Lin
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Colours Of Us
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
- We Are Teachers
It’s easy to appreciate a garden exploding with colorful flowers and fragrances, but what do you do with a patch of ugly vegetables? Author/illustrator Grace Lin recalls such a garden in this charming and eloquent story. The neighbors’ gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than the garden of “black-purple-green vines, fuzzy wrinkled leaves, prickly stems, and a few little yellow flowers” that she and her mother grow. Nevertheless, mother assures her that “these are better than flowers.” Come harvest time, everyone agrees as those ugly Chinese vegetables become the tastiest, most aromatic soup they have ever known. As the neighborhood comes together to share flowers and ugly vegetable soup, the young gardener learns that regardless of appearances, everything has its own beauty and purpose. THE UGLY VEGETABLES springs forth with the bright and cheerful colors of blooming flowers and bumpy, ugly vegetables. Grace Lin’s colorful, playful illustrations pour forth with abundant treasures. Complete with a guide to the Chinese pronunciation of the vegetables and the recipe for ugly vegetable soup! Try it . . . you’ll love it, too!
6 .) My Garden written by Kevin Henkes
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- Nested Blissfully
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- The Measured Mom
- This Reading Mama
After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
5 .) The Gardener written by Sarah Stewart
Lists It Appears On:
- A Mighty Girl
- Goodreads
- The Measured Mom
- Thought Co.
- We Are Teachers
- Yankee Homestead
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
4 .) Growing Vegetable Soup written by Lois Ehlert
Lists It Appears On:
- Colours Of Us
- Goodreads
- Mama Of Littles
- Mommy Evolution
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- The Measured Mom
- Thought Co.
- Yankee Homestead
“Dad says we are going to grow vegetable soup.” So begins Lois Ehlert’s bright, bold picture book about vegetable gardening for the very young. The necessary tools are pictured and labeled, as are the seeds (green bean, pea, corn, zucchini squash, and carrot). Then the real gardening happens . . . planting, weeding, harvesting, washing, chopping, and cooking! In the end? “It was the best soup ever.” Ehlert’s simple, colorful cut-paper-style illustrations are child-friendly, as is the big black type. A recipe for vegetable soup tops it all off!
3 .) Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt written by Kate Messner
Lists It Appears On:
- Book Depository
- Chapters
- Goodreads
- Mommy Evolution
- Read Brightly
- RHS Shop
- The Measured Mom
- We Are Teachers
Up in the garden, the world is full of green–leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden between the stalks, under the shade of leaves . . . and down in the dirt.
2 .) Planting a Rainbow written by Lois Ehlert
Lists It Appears On:
- Bright Horizons
- Goodreads
- Mama Of Littles
- Mommy Evolution
- Nested Blissfully
- Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds
- Thought Co.
- We Are Teachers
- Yankee Homestead
A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.
1 .) The Curious Garden written by Peter Brown
Lists It Appears On:
- Chapters
- Goodreads
- Humane Education
- Mommy Evolution
- Nested Blissfully
- Read Brightly
- See What Grows
- The Measured Mom
- We Are Teachers
Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.
The 225+ Additional Best Kids Books About Or Featuring Gardening
| # | Books | Authors | Lists |
| 36 | A Gardener’s Alphabet | Mary Azarian | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 37 | A Green, Green Garden | Mercer Mayer | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 38 | Counting in the Garden | Emily Hruby | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 39 | Diana’s White House Garden | Elisa Carbone | A Mighty Girl |
| – | – | – | Goodreads |
| 40 | Eddie’s Garden | Book Depository | |
| – | – | – | UK Childrens Books |
| 41 | Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table | Jacqueline Briggs Martin | Colours Of Us |
| – | – | – | Goodreads |
| 42 | Gardening Projects for Kids | Book Depository | |
| – | – | – | Mommy Evolution |
| 43 | Grandma Lena’s Big Ol’ Turnip | A Mighty Girl | |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 44 | Grandpa Green | Lane Smith | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 45 | How a Seed Grows | Helene J. Jordan | Colours Of Us |
| – | – | – | This Reading Mama |
| 46 | How Do Flowers Grow? | Mama Of Littles | |
| – | – | – | RHS Shop |
| 47 | If You Hold a Seed | Elly MacKay | This Reading Mama |
| – | – | – | We Are Teachers |
| 48 | If You Plant a Seed | Kadir Nelson | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Humane Education |
| 49 | In the Garden | Elizabeth Spurr | Bright Horizons |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 50 | In the Garden with Dr. Carver | Susan Grigsby | Colours Of Us |
| – | – | – | Goodreads |
| 51 | Inch by Inch: The Garden Song | David Mallett | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds |
| 52 | Isabella’s Garden | Glenda Millard | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Thought Co. |
| 53 | Linnea’s Windowsill Garden | Christina Björk | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Yankee Homestead |
| 54 | Miss Rumphius | Barbara Cooney | A Mighty Girl |
| – | – | – | Goodreads |
| 55 | On Meadowview Street | Henry Cole | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Humane Education |
| 56 | Over in the Garden | Jennifer Ward | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 57 | Peppa Pig and the Vegetable Garden | A Mighty Girl | |
| – | – | – | Read Brightly |
| 58 | Plant a Little Seed | Bonnie Christensen | Colours Of Us |
| – | – | – | Goodreads |
| 59 | Seedfolks | A Mighty Girl | |
| – | – | – | Colours Of Us |
| 60 | The Empty Pot | Demi | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | This Reading Mama |
| 61 | The Garden of Happiness | Humane Education | |
| – | – | – | Thought Co. |
| 62 | The Reason for a Flower | Ruth Heller | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | This Reading Mama |
| 63 | The Secret Garden | A Mighty Girl | |
| – | – | – | Read Brightly |
| 64 | The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever | H. Joseph Hopkins | Book Depository |
| – | – | – | Goodreads |
| 65 | The Vegetables We Eat | Gail Gibbons | Book Depository |
| – | – | – | Bright Horizons |
| 66 | Tokyo Digs a Garden | Jon-Erik Lappano | Read Brightly |
| – | – | – | We Are Teachers |
| 67 | Uno’s Garden | Graeme Base | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Humane Education |
| 68 | What Does Bunny See? | Linda Sue Park | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 69 | What Will Grow? | Jennifer Ward | Goodreads |
| – | – | – | Mama Of Littles |
| 70 | What’s in the Garden? | Colours Of Us | |
| – | – | – | The Measured Mom |
| 71 | Yucky Worms: Read and Wonder | Book Depository | |
| – | – | – | Mommy Evolution |
| 72 | 36340 | David Wiesner | Goodreads |
| 73 | A Big Garden | RHS Shop | |
| 74 | A Child’s Garden: A Story of Hope | Humane Education | |
| 75 | A Child’s Guide to Wild Flowers | UK Childrens Books | |
| 76 | A Garden Alphabet | The Measured Mom | |
| 77 | A Little Guide to Gardening | RHS Shop | |
| 78 | A Perfect Day for Digging | A Mighty Girl | |
| 79 | A Tiny Seed | Eric Carle | This Reading Mama |
| 80 | A Tree is a Plant | Clyde R. Bulla | This Reading Mama |
| 81 | A Tree is Nice | Janice May Udry | This Reading Mama |
| 82 | Alfie Outdoors | Book Depository | |
| 83 | Anna’s Garden Songs | Mary Q. Steele | Goodreads |
| 84 | Anywhere Farm | A Mighty Girl | |
| 85 | Apple Green and Runner Bean | UK Childrens Books | |
| 86 | Baby Loves Spring | A Mighty Girl | |
| 87 | Be a Friend to Trees | Patricia Lauber | This Reading Mama |
| 88 | Bloom | Deborah Diesen | Goodreads |
| 89 | Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes: How to Grow a Rainbow Garden | Rosalind Creasy | Goodreads |
| 90 | Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Do You Know Me?: A Garden Guessing Game | Anne Rockwell | Goodreads |
| 91 | Bumpety Bump! | Pat Hutchins | Goodreads |
| 92 | Busy Bug Book | Mama Of Littles | |
| 93 | Butterflies in the Garden | Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds | |
| 94 | Butterfly Park | A Mighty Girl | |
| 95 | Butterfly Treats and Hummingbird Sweets | Douglas Wood | Bright Horizons |
| 96 | Community Soup | Colours Of Us | |
| 97 | Counting In The Garden . | Kim Parker | Goodreads |
| 98 | Dig In! | Cindy Jenson-Elliott | Goodreads |
| 99 | DIY Garden Projects | RHS Shop | |
| 100 | Dk Eyewitness Books: Plant: Discover The… | Chapters | |
| 101 | Don’t Eat The Bluebonnets | A Mighty Girl | |
| 102 | Down Down the Mountain | Yankee Homestead | |
| 103 | Earth Tales | Colours Of Us | |
| 104 | Easy Peasy | Book Depository | |
| 105 | Eating the Alphabet | Mommy Evolution | |
| 106 | EATING THE ALPHABETS: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z | Louis Ehlert | Nested Blissfully |
| 107 | EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm with a Little Help From a Hen | Read Brightly | |
| 108 | Every Nursery Needs a Garden | RHS Shop | |
| 109 | Farfallina and Marcel | A Mighty Girl | |
| 110 | Finding Wild | A Mighty Girl | |
| 111 | Findus Plants Meatballs | Sven Nordqvist | Goodreads |
| 112 | Fingerprint Activities Garden | Book Depository | |
| 113 | First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew | Robbin Gourley | Goodreads |
| 114 | First Sticker Book: Garden | RHS Shop | |
| 115 | Flip, Float, Fly! | This Reading Mama | |
| 116 | Floral Bouquets Colouring Book | Book Depository | |
| 117 | Florette | A Mighty Girl | |
| 118 | Flower Colouring Book | Chapters | |
| 119 | Frog & Toad Together: The Garden | Yankee Homestead | |
| 120 | From the Garden | The Measured Mom | |
| 121 | Garden to Table: A Kid’s Guide to Planting, Growing, and Preparing Food | Hobby Farms | |
| 122 | Gardening for Beginners | RHS Shop | |
| 123 | Gardening with Children | Colours Of Us | |
| 124 | Gathering the Sun | Colours Of Us | |
| 125 | Good Morning, Garden | Barbara Brenner | Goodreads |
| 126 | Grace’s Mystery Seed | Juliet M. Sampson | Goodreads |
| 127 | Grandma’s Gloves, | The Measured Mom | |
| 128 | Grandpa’s Garden | Stella Fry | Goodreads |
| 129 | Green Bean! Green Bean! | Patricia Thomas | We Are Teachers |
| 130 | Green Start: In the Garden | Book Depository | |
| 131 | Green Thumbs | Book Depository | |
| 132 | Grow Gardeners: Kid-tested Gardening with Children | Hobby Farms | |
| 133 | Grow Happy | A Mighty Girl | |
| 134 | Grow organic, Eat organic | UK Childrens Books | |
| 135 | Growing Colors | Bruce McMillan | Goodreads |
| 136 | Hana in the Time of Tulips | Deborah Noyes | Goodreads |
| 137 | Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez | Kathleen Krull | Goodreads |
| 138 | Hello, World! Backyard Bugs | Read Brightly | |
| 139 | How a Plant Grows | This Reading Mama | |
| 140 | How Does My Garden Grow? | A Mighty Girl | |
| 141 | How Plants Work | RHS Shop | |
| 142 | How to Draw Flowers | Book Depository | |
| 143 | How to Garden and Grow: Gardening as Therapy for Children with SEND | RHS Shop | |
| 144 | How To Make a Scarecrow | Book Depository | |
| 145 | I Like Vegetables | Lorena Siminovich | Bright Horizons |
| 146 | I-Spy RHS Garden Wisley | RHS Shop | |
| 147 | In Enzo’s Splendid Gardens | Patricia Polacco | Goodreads |
| 148 | In the Garden (board book) | Leslie Backol | Mama Of Littles |
| 149 | In the Garden with Van Gogh | Book Depository | |
| 150 | In the Garden: Who’s Been Here? | The Measured Mom | |
| 151 | It’s Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden | George Ancona | Bright Horizons |
| 152 | Kate, Who Tamed the Wind | A Mighty Girl | |
| 153 | Kid’s Garden | Colours Of Us | |
| 154 | LET IT RAIN | Maryann Cocca-Leffler | Nested Blissfully |
| 155 | Let’s Grow Vegetables! | Book Depository | |
| 156 | Lily’s Garden | Deborah Kogan Ray | Goodreads |
| 157 | Lily’s Victory Garden | A Mighty Girl | |
| 158 | Linnea in Monet’s Garden | Christina Björk | Goodreads |
| 159 | Linnea’s Almanac | Christina Björk | Goodreads |
| 160 | Little Honey Bee | Read Brightly | |
| 161 | Little Yellow Bee | Ginger Swift | Mama Of Littles |
| 162 | Little Yellow Pear Tomatoes | A Mighty Girl | |
| 163 | Maisy Grows a Garden | RHS Shop | |
| 164 | Miss Jaster’s Garden | N.M. Bodecker | Goodreads |
| 165 | Miss Maple’s Seeds | A Mighty Girl | |
| 166 | Mortimer’s First Garden | Karma Wilson | Goodreads |
| 167 | Mrs. Rose’s Garden | The Measured Mom | |
| 168 | My First Book About How Things Grow Sticker Book | Book Depository | |
| 169 | My First Garden | Colours Of Us | |
| 170 | My First Gardening Book | RHS Shop | |
| 171 | National Geographic Readers: Seed To Plant | Chapters | |
| 172 | OLIVIA Plants a Garden | Chapters | |
| 173 | One Bean | Anne Rockwell | This Reading Mama |
| 174 | One Mole, Digging a Hole | The Measured Mom | |
| 175 | Organic Gardening for Kids | Elizabeth Scholl | Goodreads |
| 176 | Our School Garden | Colours Of Us | |
| 177 | OUR TREE NAMED STEVE, | Alan Zweibel | Nested Blissfully |
| 178 | Paddington Bear in the Garden | Michael Bond | Goodreads |
| 179 | Peek Inside the Garden | Mama Of Littles | |
| 180 | Pick, Pull, Snap!: Where Once a Flower Bloomed | Lola M. Schaefer | Goodreads |
| 181 | Plant a Seed & See What Grows | Roland Gahler | See What Grows |
| 182 | Planting the Wild Garden | Kathryn O. Galbraith | Goodreads |
| 183 | Plantopedia | Book Depository | |
| 184 | Plants Feed Me | Lizzy Rockwell | This Reading Mama |
| 185 | Poisonous Plants | RHS Shop | |
| 186 | Pumpkin Pumpkin | Jeanne Titherington | Goodreads |
| 187 | Quiet in the Garden | Aliki | Goodreads |
| 188 | Rah, Rah, Radishes! | The Measured Mom | |
| 189 | Rainbow Stew | Colours Of Us | |
| 190 | Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf | Lois Ehlert | Goodreads |
| 191 | RHS I Can Grow A Sunflower | RHS Shop | |
| 192 | Rice is Life | Colours Of Us | |
| 193 | Rosario’s Fig Tree | The Measured Mom | |
| 194 | Rosie Sprout’s Time to Shine | The Measured Mom | |
| 195 | Sakura’s Cherry Blossoms | A Mighty Girl | |
| 196 | Secrets of the Vegetable Garden | Book Depository | |
| 197 | Sophie’s Squash | Pat Zietlow Miller | Goodreads |
| 198 | Spring | A Mighty Girl | |
| 199 | Stories from Bug Garden | Read Brightly | |
| 200 | Strega Nona’s Harvest | Tomie dePaola | Goodreads |
| 201 | Sugarbush Spring | A Mighty Girl | |
| 202 | Sunflower Houses: Inspiration From the Garden–A Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups | Sharon Lovejoy | Goodreads |
| 203 | Tell Me, Tree | Gail Gibbons | This Reading Mama |
| 204 | The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales | Colours Of Us | |
| 205 | The Bee Tree | A Mighty Girl | |
| 206 | The Book of Gardening Projects for Kids: 101 Ways to Get Kids Outside, Dirty, and Having Fun | Mommy Evolution | |
| 207 | The Bunnies’ Picnic | Lezlie Evans | Goodreads |
| 208 | The Children’s Garden | RHS Shop | |
| 209 | The Dandelion Seed | Joseph P. Anthony | This Reading Mama |
| 210 | The Enormous Potato | The Measured Mom | |
| 211 | The Flower Garden Coloring Book | Book Depository | |
| 212 | The Forever Garden | Read Brightly | |
| 213 | The Forgiveness Garden | Humane Education | |
| 214 | The Garden in the City | Gerda Muller | Goodreads |
| 215 | The Garden of Abdul Gasazi | Chris Van Allsburg | Goodreads |
| 216 | The Giant Carrot | The Measured Mom | |
| 217 | The Gigantic Turnip | The Measured Mom | |
| 218 | The Giving Tree | Shel Silverstein | This Reading Mama |
| 219 | The Imaginary Garden | Andrew Larsen | Goodreads |
| 220 | The Jumbo Book of Gardening | Colours Of Us | |
| 221 | The Kew Gardens Children’s Cookbook | Book Depository | |
| 222 | The Language of Flowers Coloring Book | Book Depository | |
| 223 | The Last Tiger | Humane Education | |
| 224 | The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs | William Joyce | Goodreads |
| 225 | The Life Cycle of a Carrot | Longa Tagliaferro | Mama Of Littles |
| 226 | The Listening Walk | A Mighty Girl | |
| 227 | The Little Green Girl | A Mighty Girl | |
| 228 | The Magic School Bus Plants a Seed | This Reading Mama | |
| 229 | The Magical Garden of Claude Monet | Laurence Anholt | Goodreads |
| 230 | The Night Gardener | Terry Fan | Goodreads |
| 231 | The Paradise Garden | Colin Thompson | Goodreads |
| 232 | The Patchwork Garden/Pedacitos de Huerto | Humane Education | |
| 233 | The Plant Sitter, | The Measured Mom | |
| 234 | The Rose in My Garden | Arnold Lobel | Goodreads |
| 235 | The Secrets of the Garden | Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld | Bright Horizons |
| 236 | The Stick Book: Loads Of Things You Can Make… | Chapters | |
| 237 | The Story of Frog Belly Rat Bone | Timothy Basil Ering | Goodreads |
| 238 | The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | Goodreads |
| 239 | The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies | Beatrix Potter | Goodreads |
| 240 | The Ultimate Guide to Gardening | RHS Shop | |
| 241 | The Usborne Book of Growing Food | Book Depository | |
| 242 | The Wind’s Garden | The Measured Mom | |
| 243 | The World came to My Place Today | UK Childrens Books | |
| 244 | The Worm: The Disgusting Critters Series | Chapters | |
| 245 | Tree for All Seasons | Robin Bernard | This Reading Mama |
| 246 | Two Old Potatoes and Me | John Coy | Goodreads |
| 247 | Ultimate Bugopedia: The Most Complete Bug… | Chapters | |
| 248 | UnderGround | Denise Fleming | Bright Horizons |
| 249 | Vegetables | Book Depository | |
| 250 | Wanda’s Roses | A Mighty Girl | |
| 251 | Water, Weed and Wait | Humane Education | |
| 252 | We Are the Gardeners | Book Depository | |
| 253 | Weslandia | Paul Fleischman | Goodreads |
| 254 | What’s This?: A Seed’s Story | Caroline Mockford | Goodreads |
| 255 | Who’s In The Garden? | Phillis Gershator | Goodreads |
| 256 | Wiggly Worms at Work | Wendy Pfeffer | This Reading Mama |
| 257 | Winnie The Pooh Pooh’s Secret Garden | Chapters | |
| 258 | You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Soil! | RHS Shop | |
| 259 | You Wouldn’t Want to Live Without Vegetables! | RHS Shop |
21 Best Gardening Children’s Book Sources/Lists
| Source | Article |
| A Mighty Girl | 25 Mighty Girl Books Celebrating Springtime & Gardening |
| Book Depository | Kids’ Gardening Books |
| Bright Horizons | Gardening Books for Children |
| Chapters | Gardening Books for Kids: Growing Vegetables, Nature, Camping |
| Colours Of Us | Multicultural Children’s Books: Growing your own food |
| Goodreads | Best Picture Books About Gardens |
| Hobby Farms | 4 Gardening Books For Kids |
| Humane Education | 12 Children’s Picture Books About the Power of Gardens |
| Mama Of Littles | My Favorite Toddler Books: Garden Theme |
| Mommy Evolution | Picture Gardening Books for Kids |
| Nested Blissfully | 10 Best Gardening Books for Kids |
| Read Brightly | Little Green Thumbs: 12 Garden-Filled Picture Books for Spring |
| RHS Shop | Royal Horticultural Society |
| See What Grows | Best Gardening Books for Children |
| Teaching 2 And 3 Year Olds | 12 of the Best Gardening Books that Preschoolers Love |
| The Measured Mom | Books about gardening |
| This Reading Mama | Seeds and Plants Book List for Kids |
| Thought Co. | Check Out The Best Books About Gardening For Children |
| UK Childrens Books | Plants and Gardening |
| We Are Teachers | Best Gardening Books for Kids, As Chosen by Educators |
| Yankee Homestead | 11 Favorite Children’s Books About Seeds and Gardens |
