Praise for Secret Gardeners

2025 Green Earth Book Award Nominee (Long-listed)

"The text thoughtfully blends facts with the story and promotes a deeper connection with the natural world, whether readers are in an urban or rural setting--or somewhere in between....Highly recommended."--School Library Journal ★ Starred Review

"While the main text is fiction, this gem of a picture book is teeming with instructive facts....and the warm watercolor illustrations reveal details of the gardening methods and the wide variety of life growing above and below ground. Fun and encouraging for kids eager to garden."--Booklist

"Three young city dwellers help create a community garden....readers will come away with plenty of insights about gardening....Sunny colored pencil-crayon drawings brim with information....A nimble combination of mystery, activism, and gardening instruction."--Kirkus Reviews

"With lovely illustrations and a magical blend of nonfiction and fictional mystery, this book is a winner!"--Youth Services Book Review

"In addition to the fun story, each page is teeming with facts about gardening, pollinators, and the like....The warm colored pencil-crayon illustrations are gorgeous....Highly recommend!"--YA Books Central

"A gentle story of three young children discovering the world of gardening and the magic of working together to grow food and create a community....It is hard to imagine a better way for parents, caregivers, schools, and public libraries to invest in the future."--CM Magazine

"Stories like this one are helpful tools for teaching good stewardship of the earth and community building. Yet, perhaps most importantly, it nurtures a wonder, for nature and all the amazing gifts and ways our earth lives and breathes."--CLCD - Children's Literature