HERE ARE THE SEEDS

WRITTEN BY JANAY BROWN-WOOD

ILLUSTRATED BY OLIVIA AMOAH

Author and poet JaNay Brown-Wood’s cumulative tale (along the lines of “The House That Jack Built”) starts promisingly: “Here are the seeds that we will sow to help our garden grow.” But as time passes, the children quickly learn that things rarely go as planned in the garden. Plants will droop without enough sun and wilt without enough water. Suddenly, “OH NO!” becomes the children’s repeated refrain. Eventually, the pair come to see that nature itself provides everything a magnificent garden needs to flourish!

• “An enticing seasonal read-aloud.” Kirkus Reviews