Celebrate Roses

How To Speak Flower: A Kid’s Guide To Buds, Blooms, And Blossoms by Molly Williams

We give/receive flowers for various reasons, but have you ever wondered what these beautiful flowers are trying to say? In this fully illustrated book, young readers will learn how everything from the color to the genus of a flower can communicate the simplest message. This is not your typical gardening book with step-by-step instructions for prepping soil, planting seeds, etc. (although we’ll have a section on how to grow the perfect garden for your personality). Channel your inner horticulturist and learn the language of flowers!

An Alphabet In Bloom by Nathalie Trovato

In this wordless alphabet book, children will explore the many places where plants grow, from the familiar to the fantastical. Readers will be enchanted by Nathalie Trovato’s colorful cut paper illustrations along their journey from A to Z.

Flowers Are Pretty Weird! by Rosemary Mosco

Warning — this book contains top-secret information about flowers! Prepare to be shocked and weirded out by this hilarious and true picture book introduction to some of nature’s strangest plants. Flowers are beautiful. They have bright colors, soft petals, and sweet nectar. Yum! But that’s not the whole truth. Flowers can be WEIRD … and one bee is here to let everyone know!

What’s Inside A Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature by Rachel Ignotofsky

Have you ever wondered what’s inside a flower? Ignotofsky explores how flowers bloom from a tiny seed, the ways seeds travel, and much more.

Fantastic Flowers by Susan Stockdale

This book introduces young readers to a range of unusual flowers that resemble something completely different. It provides each flower’s common and scientific names, native range, the insects that pollinate them, and an explanation of the pollination process.

The Secret World Of Plants: Tales Of More Than 100 Remarkable Flowers, Trees, And Seeds by Ben Hoare

Plants are found almost everywhere on Earth, but to many people, their lives are a mystery. Learn how seagrass flowers underwater, how the Venus flytrap counts to make sure it catches its prey, and why some tulips used to cost more than a house! This fascinating book for kids explores the vast plant kingdom and explains how plants work and the weird and wonderful relationships they have with animals.

Maria Sibylla Merian: Artist, Scientist, Adventurer by Sarah B. Pomeroy And Jeyaraney Kathirithamby

In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist accurately described the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America, seeking new and amazing insects and flowers to observe and illustrate.

Georgia O’Keeffe: She Saw The World In A Flower by Gabrielle Balkan

A picture book biography of the life of American painter Georgia O’Keeffe. Includes a timeline of her works and related art appreciation activities.

Celia Planted A Garden : The Story Of Celia Thaxter And Her Island Garden by Phyllis Root

Celia Thaxter grew up on a desolate island off the coast of Maine, where her father worked as a lighthouse keeper. Amid the white and gray of the sea, the rocks, and even the birds, young Celia found color where she could: green mosses and purple starfish and pink morning glories by the shore. And she planted her first garden, tucking bright marigolds between rocky ledges. When she was twelve, Celia’s family moved to nearby Appledore Island, where her father built a large hotel. Celia planted a bigger, ever-growing garden with nearly sixty types of flowers, from asters to wisteria.

Flowers by Melanie Waldron

Flowers carry out a vital job for all flowering plants: They enable plants to reproduce. This book provides readers with a complete and comprehensive understanding of flowers’ role, their structure, and how they are brilliantly designed to do this job. A wide range of examples presents readers with flowers they will be familiar with, plus spectacular and unusual examples from around the world.