12 of the Best Gardening Books that Preschoolers Love (Printable List)

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interior: Add some of these gardening books to your classroom or home library. this is our favorite collection that we include in our gardening theme. includes a free printable checklist for your convenience.

Spring is here and that means gardening with our preschoolers!

You are reading: Preschool books about gardens

I made sure to fill our library with your favorite gardening picture books. I also love displaying them in our science area and on top of our shelves.

Do you have these books in your preschool collection? I’ve included a free printable list that you can download and use as a helpful reference. scroll down towards the bottom of this post to find it!

12 of the best gardening books preschoolers love

plant a rainbow

We read this book often during our spring theme because not only is it a fun gardening book, but it also focuses on the colors of the rainbow. is a great book to work on color recognition, and we’ve created a fun rainbow sensory bin based on it.

my garden

Would you like to grow chocolate bunnies, color changing flowers, beach ball sized tomatoes and seashells in your garden? that is exactly what happens in this book. then you can ask your preschoolers what they would like to grow in their garden.

the carrot seed

This is a classic book that is part of our gardening theme year after year. we see a boy plant a carrot seed and take good care of it, even though everyone tells him it won’t grow.

flower garden

A little girl and her father buy plants and make a colorful planter box to give to her mother. this is also a good book about life in the city.

the tiny seed

a strong wind blows the flower seeds into the air and carries them away, getting lost along the way. some are sunburned, some are eaten by a bird, some fall into the ocean. eventually only the smallest seed remains, growing into a giant flower. we love reading this book while planting our sunflower seeds.

growing vegetable soup

This is a wonderfully simple book that introduces children to a variety of vegetables such as green beans, peas, zucchini, and carrots. the different seeds are shown as well as the tools used. A fun extension of this book is to make vegetable soup with your kids!

the surprise garden

This is another fun book that introduces children to vegetables that can be grown in the garden and how tasty they are once grown.

inch by inch: the garden song

This is an illustrated version of one of our favorite gardening songs! we see how a young gardener plants and we take care of the seeds, eventually being able to eat them.

from seed to plant

This is a great resource to have on your science table while you plant seeds. the drawings are large and beautiful, perfect for display.

a seed is sleepy

This is a great book for comparing different types of seeds.

sunflower house

invite your preschoolers to wonder what they would do if they planted a house of sunflowers. can create a great discussion during circle time and while planting your own giant sunflower seeds.

butterflies in the garden

The illustrations in this book are gorgeous! we like to display this book on our science table when we are learning about the life cycle of butterflies.

And here are some books I’ve added to the list since then (especially for young children):

the little gardener (lola lee)

what happens next? (novice toddlers edition)

lola plants a garden (teenie greenies)

more gardening resources:

over 240 gardening activities on my bulletin board!
flowers & tree preschool lesson plans
seed preschool lesson plans

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