Grow love for plants in your child with these fascinating children’s books. Starting with how plants are born from tiny seeds to their growth cycle and fruition stage – every topic is covered. Young kids would find it interesting reading about different edible parts of plants. These picture books are suitable for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners.
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plants & Seeds Books For Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten
Here is a list of 15 fun and educational plants and seed books for kids.
Seed to Plant by National Geographic Kids
Teach kids from seed pollination to plant growth. Also, read about what is essential about plant growth. The scientific information is presented in a kid-friendly way, to make it suitable for younger kids.
(Ages 2-6 years)
If You Plant a Seed is a fictional story about a rabbit and a mouse who grow a garden together. Read on to find out how they learn a very important message on sharing.
(Ages 2-5 years)
One Bean teaches the growing cycle of plants to kids. Read about the stages of seed to plants and then seeds. An interesting scientific experiment to follow along with toddlers and kindergarteners.
(Ages 2-6 years)
Plant the Tiny Seed See how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers. The reading is interactive. Kids can clap, wave, tap along with the action words, as the seed blooms. Also, check out the page with facts about seeds, flowers.
(Ages 4-8 years)
Ten Seeds Ruth Brown explains plant life cycle to toddlers and preschoolers. Learning counting along is an added bonus.
(Ages 3-5 years)
A Fruit Is a Suitcase for Seeds teaches young kids the importance of fruit in a plant’s life cycle. Young kids will learn how the fruit is designed to protect seeds and help them grow. The narration is interesting, making it a suitable read-aloud for preschool and kindergarten kids.
(Ages 4-9 years)
From Seed to Pumpkin This nonfiction picture book teaches kids how a tiny yellow seed grows into a large pumpkin. The pictures are bright and beautiful. The text is suitable for new readers.
(Ages 3-7 years)
Pick, Pull, Snap! is a nonfiction read teaching many things like – flower pollination, how the plant grows, flowers bloom, etc. The fold-out pages reveal beautiful fruits or vegetables.
(Ages 4-8 years)
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds Read this fictional story about how Ms. Frizzle’s class gets into a magic school bus and ends up inside flowers. The adventure teaches kids how plants things grow.
(Ages 4-8 years)
From Seed to Plant teaches the processes of pollination, seed formation, and germination. The colorful illustrations and diagrams are appealing to small kids. It also includes information about different parts of plants.
(Ages 3-7 years)
Tops & Bottoms This award winning book narrates a fun story about a bear and hare. Kids will learn about gardening and the edible parts of plants. Also, read about vegetables that grow underground.
(Ages 4-8 years)
Plants Feed Me teaches young kids how we get our food from plants. A colorful diagram shows different parts of plants that we eat. Also included is information about plant growth and the nutrition needed.
(Ages 3-6 years)
Sunflower House is a fascinating story about growing of sunflowers. Children will be excited about growing their own sunflower house.
(Ages 3-5 years)
National Geographic Readers: Plants This is a co-reader book about how plants grow. Read about the life cycle and different parts of plants. Also, learn how plants impact our environment. Bright pictures and clearly leveled parts make reading enjoyable for new readers.
(Ages 4-6 years)
Hungry Plants Jump into the fascinating world of carnivorous plants. Read about Venus flytrap, pretty sundew plant, and more. Understand the unique anatomy of meat-eating plants. This book is suitable for kindergarten and above.
(Ages 5-8 years)
Also check out this list of Seeds and plant activities for young kids.
Watch this video on plants life cycle for preschoolers and above
