Wintergarden

Janet Fox, Jasu Hu (Illustrator)

2023 40 pages(Holiday House, Incorporated)

9780823451012

0823451011

With a little bit of love and care, a few seeds nestled in pots, and a good windowsill, there’s no better time to make an herb garden with mom than in the dead of winter. Together, a young girl and her mother can grow everything you find in a spring herb garden, from oregano to parsley and baby greens, carefully tending their plants to watch them thrive, all while frigid snow falls just outside the window. The multiple harvests of fresh greens are just what they need to stay warm through the coldest and darkest season. When Spring finally arrives, there’s one thing on the girl’s mind: more seeds!

Why I like this book: Winter Garden has a nature theme with plants and seeds and places the activity in the winter and in a child’s room. It discusses winter and nature themes when a child lives in an apartment.