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Five Gardening Books for Babies and Toddlers

Gardening with your baby is a great way to teach him to respect the Earth's resources. However, in case you don't have a green thumb or need some assistance coming up with fun activities, here is a list of five books for babies and toddlers to help you get started.

Books That "Grow" With Your Baby

Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert - This colorful book walks your baby through the gardening process from the seeds to the soup table, carefully labeling vegetables and garden tools.

Growing Vegetable Soup Book Cover

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert emphasizes the colors and types of flowers in the garden - a beautiful picture book.
Counting In The Garden by Kim Parker emphasizes numbers and animals in the garden. Count out loud on each page to practice number identification.
Creepy-crawlies (Chunky Board Books)is an Usbourne Chunky (board) book made with vegetable-based inks and paper from sustainable forests. It’s all about the creatures you'll see in the garden.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is one that you likely own. Pull out this classic to show your little one how a caterpillar eats his way through the garden into butterfly-dom.