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Jasmine Toguchi is not ready for her trip to Japan to end.
In Kyoto, she has more to see, more to learn, and more time with Sophie and Obaachan. Her grandmother helps her slow down and notice the moment she is in, but Jasmine is already worrying about how far away Obaachan will feel once she returns to the United States.
So Jasmine makes a plan, complete with vegetable seeds, a pink flamingo, and plenty of love. This heartfelt chapter book blends humor, travel, gardening, and family connection as Jasmine looks for a way to carry part of her Japan visit home with her.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
86 Pages
Roll up your sleeves and get your hands a little bit dirty as you help Miffy grow her very own food. When Father Bunny suggests making a garden, Miffy happily grabs her tools to dig up the soil and carefully plant tiny carrot seeds. You will get to check on the garden every day, watching patiently as the green leafy tops begin to poke through the earth.
The best part comes when the carrots are finally big enough to pull up out of the ground. You will feel just as proud as Miffy when Mother Bunny takes the fresh harvest and cooks it into a delicious tea time treat. Grab a watering can and discover how fun it is to grow something wonderful from a tiny seed.
6-8 Years
32 Pages
A new house can feel full of promise until you begin missing everything you left behind.
Molly’s family moves from a busy town street to a quieter place with fields and a garden. At first, the space seems exciting. There are plants to water, places to explore, and a whole new world just outside the door. But Molly soon feels lonely for the familiar sounds and faces of her old home.
Little by little, Molly starts to notice small treasures around her: secret corners, outdoor games, and signs that this new place may have room for her after all. When another family moves in next door, Molly’s world opens in a gentle, hopeful way. Shirley Hughes tells a warm, reassuring picture-book story about moving, missing home, and finding friendship in unfamiliar places.
6-8 Years
32 Pages
Cat has packed up and moved to the big bustling city to stay with best friend Chicken. The city is loud, busy, and full of incredible things to do. But after a little while, Cat starts to feel terribly homesick for the country. The grey sidewalks just cannot compare to green trees, bright flowers, and fresh air. Chicken takes Cat on all sorts of exciting adventures to cheer him up, but nothing seems to cure the blues. How can Chicken make this concrete jungle feel like a bright and happy home for a country cat? When Cat gets a wonderful idea to plant a blooming garden right in the middle of an empty city lot, everything begins to change. The neighborhood blossoms, and so does their sweet friendship. This beautifully simple story captures the challenges of moving somewhere new and the amazing things friends will do to make each other smile.
6-8 Years
40 Pages
Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Every garden is more beautiful when it is filled with different kinds of flowers and plants. The same is true for our world! In this thoughtful and sunny book, you will meet a group of kids working together to build a vibrant community garden. Along the way, they discover that while they all have different abilities and challenges, each person brings something special to the team.
Whether someone uses a wheelchair, needs a quiet space, or manages a condition like diabetes, those differences are exactly what make them unique and powerful. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor shares her own childhood experience to show how important it is to be brave and be yourself.
If you ever see someone who is different from you and you are not sure why, there is a simple and kind way to learn. You do not have to guess or be shy—you can just ask!
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
21 Pages
Growing up with four older brothers, Pipsa often feels like her own accomplishments go unnoticed in her Algonquian village. While the boys are praised for their hunting and fishing skills, she decides to create something beautiful of her own by planting a patch of sunflower seeds.
As she carefully tends to her growing garden, Pipsa proves that quiet dedication brings its own kind of reward. But when a dangerous rattlesnake suddenly threatens her hard work and her family, she must find the bravery to protect what she has nurtured. This thoughtful story beautifully highlights a young girl's journey to earn the respect of her brothers and her entire village. You will be inspired by Pipsa's resourcefulness, her connection to nature, and her hidden courage.
6-8 Years
52 Pages
Mrs. McGee walks into a garden with one simple question: whose garden is it? The gardener says it is his, but he is not the only one with a claim. The rabbit, woodchuck, butterfly, squash bug, bumblebee, seeds, weeds, sun, and rain all have reasons the garden belongs to them, too. Through graceful rhyme and a lively parade of voices, Mary Ann Hoberman shows how every part of a garden depends on the others. Jane Dyer’s illustrations bring the flowers, vegetables, creatures, and people into a soft, beautiful world that rewards close looking. Whose Garden Is It? is a thoughtful read-aloud for children who enjoy nature, animals, and questions with more than one good answer.
6-8 Years
40 Pages
Have you ever dreamed of growing your very own secret hideout? When a young boy plants a circle of tiny sunflower seeds, he has no idea what magic is about to sprout. After weeks of careful watering, weeding, and watching, those little seeds shoot up into towering giant sunflowers. They form a magnificent, golden-roofed playhouse right in his backyard!
Step inside this leafy green fortress, where there is plenty of room for three best friends to let their imaginations run wild. It is the perfect place for summer games, secret club meetings, and sleepovers under the stars. But what happens when the summer winds blow cold and the giant flowers begin to droop?
Discover the beautiful cycle of nature in this vibrant, rhyming story. You will learn how the end of one glorious season holds the bright, hopeful seeds for next year's amazing adventures.
6-8 Years
36 Pages
A little girl and her father have a bright birthday plan: they are going to bring home a garden. At the store, they choose pansies, tulips, daffodils, geraniums, and daisies, then carry their colorful surprise home on the bus.
Back at their apartment, father and daughter work together to plant the flowers in a window box before Mom comes through the door. Told in simple rhyme, Flower Garden turns an everyday errand into a warm family celebration.
Cheerful and tender, this picture book is a lovely story about birthdays, city life, flowers, and the care that goes into making a gift by hand.
6-8 Years
62 Pages
A young boy spends his mornings with his beloved Baba, his grandmother. She does not speak much English, but they connect deeply through shared gestures, gardening, eating, and walking to school together. Marked by memories of wartime scarcity, Baba cherishes food, and she teaches the boy to do the same as they search for worms to keep her garden healthy. Eventually, Baba needs to move in with the boy and his parents. Now, he has the special chance to care for her just as she has always cared for him. This deeply personal story evokes universal emotions about the bond between a child and a grandparent. It is a beautiful exploration of how we communicate love without needing many words, rooted deeply in daily rituals and quiet moments.
6-8 Years
9-12 Years
43 Pages
It all begins with a single, beautiful red rose sleeping in the sun. But as you turn the pages of this cleverly constructed story, the garden grows larger and more colorful right before your eyes. Tall hollyhocks, bright zinnias, and cheerful sunflowers are added one by one, building a magnificent, towering garden bed.
This cumulative tale uses rich, rhyming language to introduce a stunning variety of flowers, stacking words just like the growing plants. But look closely among the petals and leaves, because a surprise visitor is hiding in the shadows, waiting to disrupt the peace. It is a wonderfully suspenseful and beautifully observed look at the quiet drama hiding in a summer backyard.
6-8 Years
44 Pages
In the Magical Garden, flowers talk, bees learn bravery, gnomes stand guard, and every path may lead to a secret place hidden among leaves and petals.
20 Magical Garden Bedtime Stories for Kids Age 3-8 invites young readers into a nature-filled fantasy world with Lily and her garden friends. Each short story introduces a charming character or adventure, from Tilly the talking tulip and Benny the bumblebee to Rosie the magical rose and Gus the guardian gnome. The tales blend garden magic with gentle lessons about friendship, courage, empathy, and caring for the world around you.
Soft, colorful, and reassuring, this collection is well suited to bedtime for children who enjoy nature, make-believe, and friendly magical adventures.
6-8 Years
