Love Is illustrated by Paola Escobar

Chosen by Student Librarian

Escobar's lovely take on the famous love passage follows the life cycle of a new tree in the woods. The illustrator shows how love - in the form of a tree - provides protection, has a generous spirit, and shows kindness to all the animals it encounters. This understanding of love connects beautifully to NHCS' goal of land stewardship and will ensure the reader never looks at this passage in the same way again.  

Goats Coat written by Tom Percival & illustrated by Christine Pym

Chosen by Student Librarian

Goat has a beautiful new coat that he is so proud to wear. He must make a difficult choice when he runs into friends in need. Will his generosity be rewarded in the end? This book combines charming illustrations, a fun rhyming pattern, and a sweet message that readers of all ages will enjoy.

Oh Say Can You Seed? All About Flowering Plants by Bonnie Worth & illustrated by Aristides Ruiz

Review by Student Librarian

This book is a fun way to learn all about the germination and cycle of food. It tells you all of the different parts of an average plant and explains its role in creating food. It is a good book for kindergarten to grade two. It has easy words and a glossary for anything that they might not understand. It has lots of colorful pictures inside of it for people to look at. This book is all about the different ways seeds affect and help you in your daily life.

Stepping Stones by Lucy Knisley

Jen did not want to leave the city. She did not want to move to a farm with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, Walter. She did not want to leave her friends and her dad. Most of all, Jen did not want to get new "sisters," Andy and Reese. 

As if learning new chores on Peapod Farm wasn't hard enough, having to deal with perfect-at-everything Andy might be the last straw for Jen. Besides cleaning the chicken coop, trying to keep up with the customers at the local farmers' market, and missing her old life, Jen has to deal with her own insecurities about this new family . . . and where she fits in.

The Good Egg by Jory John & illustrated by Pete Oswald

The second book in John & Oswald's Food Group series is a witty look at what it's like to be a good egg in a carton filled with rotten peers. It's tough trying to behave when there's chaos all around you. The Good Egg soon learns that he doesn't have to be perfect to make up for the bad behaviour of others. 

Granny Got A Sprout Stuck Up Her Sneezer by Becci Murray

When Granny gets a sprout stuck up her sneezer, the whole family goes ABSOLUTELY CRAZY as they try to unwedge the veg from her nose. But the more they help, the more Granny yelps and the more festive foods disappear.

Will that pesky sprout ever leave Granny's snout? 

Potato Pants! by Laurie Keller

Potato is excited because today, for one day only, Lance Vance's Fancy Pants Store is selling...POTATO PANTS!

Potato rushes over early, but just as he's about to walk in, something makes him stop. What could it be? Find out in this one-of-a-kind story about misunderstandings and forgiveness, and, of course, Potato Pants!