"Join Charlie as he learns about composting, gardening, and making the best spaghetti sauce ever." -- P.4 of cover.

Join Anna and Benjamin as, with a little help from their neighbor, they spend a year learning about all the wonderful things you can do in a garden: planting, harvesting, playing, enjoying picnics and spotting wildlife.

Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it, and saves some seeds to plant in the spring.

"It's springtime and Badger is ready to plant the perfect garden. He has spent months gathering and sorting seeds. It's been a lot of work but it's worth it. His friends Red Squirrel, Dormouse, and Weasel come to help. They weed. They rake. And finally they plant. Afterward, everyone celebrates, and Badger can already imagine the perfect rows of flowers and vegetables. But then a rainstorm comes and washes away the beautiful seeds. Badger's perfect...

The Little Red Hen gives Old MacDonald some pointers on composting-- and a legendary farm is born-- in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud.

After watching the first graders grow plants from seeds, Hercules, the class guinea pig, is inspired. He wants to grow things, too! During a summer vacation spent in the country, he gets his chance. With the help of a rabbit named Daisy (who knows a lot about gardens), Hercules plants his seeds and waits...and waits and waits and waits...Hercules leans that growing things takes more than seeds and soil, sun and rain. It takes patience. But sometimes...

"Nine-year-old Jayden loves the outdoors, but his mother is nervous about him playing in their neighborhood. With the help of his neighbor Mr. Curtis, can Jayden help Mama see that nature and beauty are all around?"--

With seeds he saved from a squash they had for dinner last year, Benji plants and carefully tends a plant in their spring garden with the goal of growing a giant banana squash.

Linh searches for blueberries in her rooftop garden. Includes recipe for blueberry and banana pancakes.

Young Kiko, aided by her teenaged sister, Annie, and her dog, Chico, grows kind as they harvest fruits, flowers, and vegetables from their garden and share them with others. Includes note for parents and caregivers.