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Capucilli, Alyssa Satin

Summary: Armed with seeds and a shovel, Biscuit and the little girl visit the community garden where they plant flowers with new friends.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CAP

Polacco, Patricia

Summary: Soon after her beloved grandmother's death, Trisha's family moves to a diverse California neighborhood where she meets Stewart and his grandmother, Miss Eula, who brings people together to help a grieving neighbor.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Polacco 2018

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE POL

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POL

Matheson, Christie

Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text invite the reader to uncover the rainbow of colors hidden in a garden, which helps flowers bloom and bees find food. Includes facts about bees and their importance.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAT

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE MAT

Contents: Olivia plants a garden / adapted by Emily Sollinger ; illustrated by Jared Osterhold -- Olivia becomes a vet / adapted by Alex Harvey ; illustrated by Jared Osterhold -- Olivia and her ducklings / adapted by Veera Hiranandani ; illustrated by Shane L. Johnson -- Olivia takes a trip / adapted by Ellie O'Ryan ; illustrated by Jared Osterhold -- Olivia goes camping / adapted by Alex Harvey ;...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2012

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN OLI

Uegaki, Chieri

Summary: "A young girl finds a way to give the gift of a traditional Japanese garden back to her beloved grandfather and accept a difficult change."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kids Can Press 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE UGE

Walstead, Alice

Summary: "Join the How to Catch kids as they try to catch a magical Garden Fairy"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2023

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WAL

Buckthorn, Georgia

Summary: "Mimi was a perfectly ordinary girl who lived a perfectly ordinary life. She didn't want many things. But there was one thing she wanted more than anything else... to see fairies in her garden. Could she ever make a garden perfect enough that they would come?" -- Back cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ivy Kids, an imprint of Quarto Group 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BUC

Nuurali, Siman

Summary: There is an empty lot in Sadiq's neighborhood which is in serious need of cleaning up, and Sadiq has come up with an idea of what to do with it afterwards: build a community garden--so Sadiq sets out to get his classmates and friends involved and make the garden a true community success.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE NUU

Mullen, Diane C.

Summary: Count the ways two hands, three days cleaning up, four planter boxes, and many more steps show how city neighbors transform one little abandoned lot into a beautiful community garden.--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in JE Concept Crates, Call number: JE MUL

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: When Marya's third-grade class participates in taking care of the school's new garden, Marya wants to be the student leader in charge, but every time she tries to prove she has what it takes to be a leader things get messy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED FAR

London, Lucy

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: To grow a peaceful garden, wait for the last frost (just kiss the cold good-bye!). Now dig yourself a patch. . . . From choosing seeds and digging holes to watering the plants and giving them sunlight, A Peaceful Garden shows readers just what a garden needs to grow, with two cats as guides.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, a division of HarperCollins 2018

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Weir, Ivy Noelle

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: "Mary Lennox is a loner living in Silicon Valley. With her parents always working, video game and tech become her main source of entertainment and 'friends.' When her parents pass away in a tragic accident, she moves to New York City to live with her uncle who she barely knows, and to her surprise, keeps a gadget free home. Looking for comfort in this strange, new reality, Mary discovers an...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2021

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Stewart, James

Summary: The dead-pan narration in this debut picture book delivers a perfect child-like vision with humor and panache, depicted in luminous detail. A little boy shows what happens when he drops larger and larger objects, both in terms of size and imagination, down a mysterious hole that grows throughout the year in his garden. But what happens in December?

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STE

Hooks, Gwendolyn

Summary: When Lily invites her friends to volunteer at the community garden, they learn how to dig, plant seeds, and patiently wait for their plants to grow. Includes instructions for growing snap peas at home.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low Books Inc. 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE HOO

Drescher, Daniela

Summary: Griswald is a little gnome who lives in the rain gutter. The one day, a storm washes him down the drainpipe into an old rain barrel. At first, Griswald is unsure about his new home, but soon he meets all the animals, birds and plants that live in the garden and has wonderful adventures with his new friends. Through the seasons, Griswald explores a whole new world in the garden, gets into sticky...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Floris Books 2018

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC DRE

McCanna, Tim

Summary: In a garden a seed grows to sprout to bud to flower, thriving in harmony with living creatures, especially insects.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020

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Obuhanych, Karen

Summary: Five little kittens enjoy the wonders of spring as they spend time in the garden.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE OBU

Bowman, Erin

Summary: While living with her estranged mother at mysterious Mallory Estate, twelve-year-old Piper Peavey must undergo three trials to obtain from the enchanted garden an elixir that might save her dying father.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BOW

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC BOW

Lies, Brian

Summary: Farmer Evan and his dog do everything together, especially in the garden -- but when his dog passes away Evan lets his garden fill with weeds until a pumpkin vine brings new hope.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG LIE

Cohen, Tziporah

Summary: Victoria and her neighbor, Mrs. Kosta, grow such a spectacular beet garden that they need the entire neighborhood's help to pull out a giant beet.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE COH

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COH

Dimaline, Cherie

Summary: In this queer reimaging of The secret garden, fifteen-year-old orphan Mary sets off to live in the Georgian Bay wilds where she discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DIM

Avery, Bryan Patrick

Summary: As they work on clearing a field to start a garden, Alijah and his classmates learn the key to success is finding a role for everyone on the team.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE AVE

Starr, Ringo

Summary: Presents a picture book rendering of the classic Beatles song and includes an accompanying CD recording and audio reading by the song's writer.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STA

Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton

Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text explore a community garden and what grows there, from flowers and fruit to friendships.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2020

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCA

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