The Garden Next Door (Ages 2-5)

A great introduction to wild gardens, pollinators, and nature conservation, young readers will see how simple and beautiful changes to their environment can have a profound impact on the animals and insects that share our world.

Bored and hot on a lazy summer day, three young children watch as birds, bees, and butterflies zoom past them, over their fence, and into their neighbor’s mysterious yard. But why are there no birds or bugs in their yard? Why does the neighbor’s yard glow with fireflies at night, while their yard is dark? Well, the kids are determined to find out … and maybe make some changes to bring a little nature to their backyard.

The Garden Next Door received the 2023 Growing Good Kids Excellence in Children’s Literature Book Award, presented by the American Horticultural Society and the Junior Master Gardener Program.

32 pages – 9” x 11”

Written by Collin Pine
Illustrated by Tiffany Everett