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In a Garden
By: Tim McCanna
New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2020. Informational.

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

By: Will Hillenbrand
New York: Holiday House, 2011. Picture Book. 

Excited that spring has finally arrived, Mole tries--unsuccessfully--to wake up Bear, but then he comes up with the perfect plan. 

By: Lucy London
New York, NY: Harper, a division of HarperCollins, 2018. Picture Book. 

To grow a peaceful garden, wait for the last frost. 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. 

By: Grace Hansen
Minneapolis, Minnesota: Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO, 2017. Informational. 

Describes the various stages in the life cycle of a butterfly, from the egg to the emergence of the adult butterfly. 

By: Lori Mortensen
Nevada City, CA: Dawn Publications, 2009. Informational. 

This introduction to a wild colony of honeybees offers close-up views of the queen, the cells, bee eggs, and an understanding of their lives.

By: Lisa Moser
Somerville Massachusetts: Candlewick Press, 2016. Picture Book. 

What may appear to be an abandoned garden is actually home to an eclectic array of insects, from a ladybug who prefers making mud angels, to a roly-poly bug who loves to roll. Come peek between the blades of grass at the secret lives of a garden's tiniest inhabitants. 

By: Bruce Goldstone
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2018. Informational. 

A photographic picture book providing a comprehensive overview of topics linked to spring. 

By: Julia Rawlinson
New York: Greenwillow Books, 2009. Picture Book. 

When Fletcher the fox finds the ground covered in white, he rushes to warn the other animals that spring snow has fallen, but when they follow him back to the meadow, they find something much more fun. 



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