Great Books
Learning about colors is an important part of early childhood education and preparation for kindergarten. Learning new words is fun for children. We can support their curiosity of words by introducing to them color words.
Plant and garden-themed activities can give little ones a chance to care for plants and help them grow. They can discover the way sun, rain, and soil help seeds and roots develop.
Garden -themed Children’s Books
Garden Time
by Jill McDonald
This is a board book that teaches young children about gardens, how plants grow, and how gardening puts food on our tables.
The Curious Garden
by Peter Brown
This book tells the story of a boy who discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it.
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt
written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal
This book explores what is happening underneath the dirt as a young girl and her grandmother spend a year planning, planting, and harvesting their garden.
These stories can also be found on Youtube as a read-aloud. 🙂
The Grayslake Area Public Library has a wealth of resources and terrific books for all. You can also find a lot of pre-recorded stories available on the library’s YouTube channel.