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.

1. 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.
   
   
2. Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert emphasizes the colors and types of flowers in the garden - a beautiful picture book.
   
   
3. Counting In The Garden by Kim Parker emphasizes numbers and animals in the garden. Count out loud on each page to practice number identification.
   
   
4. 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.
   
   
5. 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.

Baby Books & Other Multi-Media

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Disney Earth Movie
Sea World Tips for Parents of Babies and Toddlers
It's Hip Hop Baby Toddler DVD
Little Pim Spanish Eating and Drinking DVD