Strega Nona tries to teach Big Anthony about gardening and the importance of order, but when Anthony does not follow her directions and uses her growing spell, his small vegetable patch turns into an uncontrollable jungle.
Little Mortimer Mouse, longing to see something green at winter's end, follows the lead of the big people and plants, waters, and weeds his last sunflower seed until, finally, with God's help and a lot of patience, he harvests his crop.
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Dog as he does all he can to help his pumpkins grow and thrive, including accepting unexpected help from other animals. Contains fun facts.
Count the ways two hands, three days cleaning up, four planter boxes, and many more steps show how city neighbors transform one little abandoned lot into a beautiful community garden.--
Curious George plants a garden of carrots to help feed his friend Bill's rabbits, but when he goes to show Bill the perfect carrot, George learns that the bunnies are lost and goes off to find them. Includes a recipe for carrot muffins.