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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The hollyhock wall The hollyhock wall Martin Waddell After Mary makes a garden in an old cooking pot and includes in it a boy fashioned out of clay, she finds herself with him in the garden. OL15022212W
The lost flower children The lost flower children Janet Taylor Lisle After their mother's death, Olivia and Nellie go to live with their great aunt, where they slowly bring her overgrown and weedy old garden back to life, enabling them to adjust to a new life as well. OL15038W
Grandma's garden Grandma's garden Mercer Mayer Little Critter and Little Sister help their grandmother plant a vegetable garden. OL15074694W
The yellow house The yellow house Blake Morrison A little girl's fascination with the yellow house she passes each day leads her into its garden which is full of fantastic surprises. OL15996077W
Grandpa's too-good garden Grandpa's too-good garden James Stevenson Grandpa tells Mary Ann and Louie about a garden he had years ago that his brother Wainey "helped" him plant. OL16455507W
The Garden Wall The Garden Wall Phyllis Limbacher Tildes Already unhappy that his family has moved from the country to the city, Tim is not pleased when his new neighbor turns out to be not only a girl, but also deaf. OL1808591W
What does Bunny see? What does Bunny see? Linda Sue Park A rabbit wanders through the various flowers and colors of a cottage garden. OL19004090W
Stories from bug garden Stories from bug garden Lisa Moser What may appear to be an abandoned garden is actually home to an unusual array of insects. Meet a ladybug who prefers making mud angels to acting like a lady, a roly-poly bug who loves to roll ("wa-h… OL20026669W
The wind garden The wind garden Angela McAllister On his rooftop, Ellie's grandfather needs a special kind of garden that the wind won't destroy. OL2277423W
Her father's garden Her father's garden James R. Vollbracht Mi Shan, the gentle daughter of the Innkeeper in the Village High Above the White Clouds, transforms those she meets by enabling them to see their better natures and comparing them to plants in the g… OL2955477W
The garden of happiness The garden of happiness Erika Tamar Marisol and her neighbors turn a vacant New York City lot into a lush community garden. OL3232402W
Roses for Gita Roses for Gita Rachna Gilmore Although Gita misses her grandmother and her grandmother's garden in India, she discovers a new friend and a new garden at her next door neighbor's house. OL3474029W
The jungle book The jungle book Diane Namm A brief, simplified retelling of the episode in "The Jungle Book" during which a very curious mongoose is blamed for the misbehavior of a snake. OL3476663W
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Chris Van Allsburg A little boy chases the dog he's tending into a mysterious garden. Eventually he comes to the mansion of the owner of the garden who is a magician. He says the dog has been turned into a duck and t… OL3743766W
Nelly's garden Nelly's garden Elizabeth Slote Little Nelly Dragon enjoys the different flowers each month in her garden. OL4108977W
A garden of whales A garden of whales Maggie S. Davis A child's dream about the danger threatening the whales leads him to plant and cultivate a garden in which new whales grow. OL4306446W
Who's in the garden? Who's in the garden? Phillis Gershator Pictures and rhyming text describe the animals and insects that make a garden noisy, vibrant, and beautiful. OL506788W
The secret garden The secret garden Martha Hailey Dubose An abridged version of the tale of ten-year-old Mary who, after the death of her parents, comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysterie… OL5712887W
The Secret Garden The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. OL69612W
Flags Flags Maxine Trottier I will take care of your garden, Mr. hiroshi," I offered. He smiled. "That would give me great comfort, Mary," he said. "The koi are greedy, you know. Do not let them get fat." We watched the bus d… OL705548W
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