As I prepare to do activities with flowers with my Nanny Kids this summer I found these great children’s books about flowers to read with them. Children and their parents always appreciate when nannies incorporate books into daily activities because it helps encourage a love of reading in children. You can purchase these books by tapping the links below or by visiting my Amazon storefront by clicking here.
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1. The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle
“The Tiny Seed” is a simple story about the life cycle of a seed. The story begins in autumn and focuses on the journey of the seeds which have been dispersed in the wind. The tiny seed survives by moving slower than the others, until eventually it is the only seed remaining in the garden and has flourished into a tall plant. If you buy this mini-book it includes a piece of detachable seed-embedded paper housed on the inside front cover. Readers can plant the entire piece of paper and watch as their very own tiny seeds grow into beautiful wildflowers.
2. Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
This large board book recounts buying seeds and planting a flower garden that uses all the colors of the rainbow. This is a simple book, but it’s fun to see all the different types of real flowers they list in each color.
3. The Big Book of Blooms by Yuval Zommer
This is an absolutely lovely book. The Big Book of Blooms is user-friendly for all ages — for nature lovers and curious kids and adults. The information is presented topically and in small chunks accompanying bold illustrations. Learn about seed dispersal, nocturnal pollinators, birds of paradise, and protecting plant life and the environment. The Big Book of Blooms is a delight to behold and educational.
Teach children how a tiny seed grows into a flower in this fascinating garden story. Through illustrations and photography, 16 delightful board book pages reveal the wonder of how plants grow as you follow the story of a mystery seed. How was it planted? What does it need? What will it become? As days go by, it’s hard to imagine the tiny shoot will ever grow into a big, strong plant. Could it magically become the tallest of all the garden flowers? The book includes very simple gardening projects and facts about garden creatures (which ones are good for plants, and which ones are bad), and children will find out what a pollinator is, and how to attract pollinators to the garden.
5. Have You Seen a Flower? by Shawn Harris
A girl leaves the cities and goes to explore flowers in nature. The simple rhymes encourage the reader to imagine themselves as a flower with roots and petals. The illustrations are done with pencils and colored pencils. The blending of color is amazing and it’s almost like pointillism in the way the colors are blended so beautifully together.
6. Mrs. Peanuckle’s Flower Alphabet by Mrs. Peanuckle
From the aster to the zinnia, Mrs. Peanuckle introduces very young children to 26 types of flowers from across the globe. For each one, she offers a single defining characteristic, some of them very surprising. Did you know that there are twice as many orchid species as bird species? It’s true! Do flowers taste good? Birds, bees, and butterflies sure think so. You’ll even find flowers in certain teas. With bold, colorful pages, strong graphic art, and exciting design, these flowers are certain to be remembered by the children and adults who share this book.
7. Lola Plants a Garden by Anna McQuinn
How does your garden grow? Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her mommy. She wants to plant her own garden of beautiful flowers, so she and Mommy go to the library to check out books about gardening. They choose their flowers and buy their seeds. They dig and plant. And then they wait. Lola finds it hard to wait for her flowers to grow, but she spends the time creating her own flower book. Soon she has a garden full of sunflowers and invites all of her friends for cakes and punch and a story amongst the flowers.
8. The Reason for a Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds by Ruth Heller
Discover the amazing world of seeds and pollination with “The Reason for a Flower: A Book About Flowers, Pollen and Seeds.” Featuring bright illustrations and a simple text, each page walks you through the journey of a seed and explains the important
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