Miguel's Community Garden

4.5 stars rounded up This is a really cute book about Miguel and his two dads looking for sunflowers in the community garden and finding lots of fruits and vegetables along the way. The structure repeats in a way that is fun for kids participation. We're told characteristics of the sunflower, then on......more

2/24/2022 Full review tk at TheFrumiousConsortium.net. 3/2/2022 This smart, sweet book had all my kids crowding around to learn and argue about plants, fruits and vegetables! It definitely brightened up our dreary winter day, and I'm hoping it'll help nurture a seed of interest in gardening come the......more

This is also a contemporary, urban, realistic picture book, but it begins, in a sense, where IN OUR GARDEN ends. In this case the community garden (at ground level) is in full bloom and ready to harvest. Miguel is on a mission, too. His plan is to harvest a sunflower for his garden party. With a nar......more

Picture book. Miguel and two male adults, all with shades of brown skin, head to the community garden in search of sunflowers for a garden party. After describing the sunflower's attributes, the reader joins Miguel as he searches for the sunflowers. Apricot trees are tall, but too tall; an artichoke......more

This is such a beautiful and fun narrative (with some learning) for young children ages 3-7. Miguel is visiting his community garden and is searching for sunflowers. We first learn how to spot a sunflower and then go through a number of different produce items (peaches, artichokes, mulberries, bell......more