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Community Garden Picture Books

The library is flourishing with wonderful picture books about community gardens for kids. You don't have to have a "green thumb" to thumb through these books! Enjoy! #IndyPLKids #gardening #spring #communitygardening

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  • A boy named Liam is about to bring some green life into a drab city. Beautiful photos and an uplifting book to read! Also availbe as a DVD movie short and on downloadable audiobook.
    Book, 2009New York : Little, Brown, 2009. — J P BRO
  • Miguel wants to throw a community garden party. Things won't be the same without beautiful sunflowers, can you help him find them? Great book that teaches children garden variety from celery to mushrooms.
    Book, 2022Atlanta, Georgia : Peachtree Publishing, [2022] — J P BRO
  • Jilly and her grandfather and their village want to expand their community garden. There is a lot to think about since the gardening space hosts all the wildlife. This is a special book with beautiful pictures--a must read-aloud!
    Book, 2022Munich : Prestel, [2022] — J P CLI
  • One Little Lot

    the 1-2-3s of An Urban Garden

    Mullen, Diane C.,
    This is a unique counting book as you and your child can count up to ten and learn about building a community garden. This book is also in eBook format.
    Book, 2020Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2020] — J P CONCEPT MUL
  • A girl with some help from her neighbors beautifies a lonely city lot. Beautiful illustrations!
    Book, 2018Mankato, Minnesota : Amicus Ink, 2018. — J P PLA
  • A little girl and elderly lady work together on a community garden. Friendship is always strong when things change. This a beautiful book which about talks about a sensitive subject.
    Book, 2022New York : NorthSouth Books, 2022. — J P TUC
  • A little girl and her siblings help build a community garden in an empty lot in a housing project. The book has beautiful pictures by Frank Morrison, winner of multiple Coretta Scott King Awards and an NAACP Image Award.
    Book, 2022New York : Holiday House, [2022] — J P FOR
  • This is a true story about a community garden in Brooklyn and one little girl and her stuffed bear that made it happen in this bustling city in New York.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC, 2020. — J P COL
  • Millie moves to a new city in American and is far from home. Will a community garden make her less homesick and feel closer to home? Bright and beautiful illustrations!
    Book, 2022New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2022] — J P MIL
  • Green Green

    a Community Gardening Story

    Lamba, Marie,
    A very lyrical and poetic story with beautiful illustrations.
    Book, 2017New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2017. — J P LAM