Luna Loves Gardening
Publisher: Andersen
It's the start of spring, and Luna and Dad are heading to the local community garden.
Dad loves gardening; he says it's "like digging up stories". Luna is curious to find out how. Nana and Grandpa are already there and have started digging to grow some potatoes. They explain that potatoes came all the way from the Incas in South America.
They encourage Luna to swap seeds with others in the garden, and to discover their stories. Luna has some callaloo seeds from her great-grandmother in Jamaica to swap. She receives calabash seeds from India, purple carrot seeds from Afghanistan and beetroot seeds from Ukraine. What's more, there's a story attached to each!
Once the seeds have been shared, it's time to get sowing. Eventually, the whole community garden is in bloom.
Award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho and illustrator Fiona Lumbers have created a delightful series about Luna and all her passions. In this story, Luna not only learns about growing plants but also about the importance of gardening for the insects who help to pollinate them. She also learns about patience and sharing and discovers that different plants grow in different parts of the world.
The illustrations are breathtakingly beautiful and highly detailed. The front and back matter feature some fantastic nature ideas for little green fingers, including building a bug hotel, creating a DIY plant pot, and keeping a wildlife journal.
