Hello, World! Garden Time: A Book of Plants and Gardening for Kids

Hello, World!

by Jill McDonald

Learn from home and explore the world with these fun and easy board books!

This cheerful and informative Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about gardens—with easy-to-understand facts about how plants grow and how gardening puts food on our tables.

Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms ("Roots spread into the soil below, and then a shoot pushes up out of the earth") and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. And each sturdy page offers helpful prompts for engaging with your child. It's a perfect way to bring science and nature into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops.

Look for all the books in the Hello, World! 
• Solar System
• Weather
• Backyard Bugs
• Birds
• Dinosaurs
• My Body
• How Do Apples Grow?
• Ocean Life
• Moon Landing
• Pets
• Arctic Animals
• Construction Site
• Rainforest Animals
• Planet Earth 
• Reptiles
• Cars and Trucks 
• Music
• Baby Animals
• On the Farm
• Garden Time
• Planes and Other Flying Machines
• Rocks and Minerals
• Snow
• Let's Go Camping
• School Day

Genres: Picture Books, Gardening, Childrens, Nonfiction, Nature, Kids, Food

26 pages, Board Book

Published January 4, 2022

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bright, fun pictures. Diverse gardeners and gardens. Bite-sized science for tots.

[Lorellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute early education book for the Tot.

[Ophelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved learning about different fruits, veggies and flowers that grow!

[Melissa Gaither · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jill McDonald has written and illustrated Hello, World! Garden Time beautifully. This informative picture book is for children from infants to three years old. If you are considering starting a garden with your young children, you should start by reading this book to your children. This book is a wonderful way to introduce children to gardening. Jill McDonald’s book explains to children what gardening is, where gardens grow, what happens to the seeds, the process of planting, insects that help in gardening, how to take care of a garden, and the best part of gardening (eating what you worked so hard to grow). Yes, Hello, World! Garden Time may even encourage your children to eat their fruits and vegetables. This book explores gardening from seed to the table. Jill McDonald uses different fonts, colors, and shapes to highlight special words in the story. There are also definitions of key gardening vocabulary words. The illustrations show children they can do all the work in a garden. All the illustrations are bright and bold, helping to draw the children’s attention to them. The happy and excited expressions of the children in the illustrations help encourage children to garden. I am rating this book five stars because it is written and illustrated in such a way that it will encourage children to go out and explore gardening for themselves.

[ReadwithNP · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tonight was our first time reading Garden Time from the Hello World Series by Jill McDonapd. I honestly felt like it was very similar to “How Do Apples Grow?”. A brief mention of photosynthesis without using the term “photosynthesis” and pictures of tools and the progression of seedlings and roots. The thing I did like about this book was the mention of worms and how they help provide plants with nutrients.

[Melki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is surprisingly informative for a simple board book, with the text delving into seed germination, the parts of a plant, and the importance of insects to the life of a garden. The author's brilliantly colored illustrations are a real treat! I LOVED this one!

[Earl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hello World! is a board book series that introduces the youngest readers to nature and science concepts. Colorful images and question prompts are mixed in with the story text. For this book, kids learn about gardens.

[Mother Goose Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jill McDonald has written and illustrated a beautiful, bright, and bold board book full of interesting and engaging gardening facts that are perfect for young readers. It’s a great introduction to gardening and plant growth. Highly recommended.

[Nikki Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great one for teaching little ones about the world that is the Garden, encouraging exploring and teaches facts about how plants grow and how gardening in turn, feeds us. Beautiful colourful illustrations.

[Kerry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although a board book in format, the text and concepts can work well for a preschool story time. Used for my spring gardening story time and it went very well. Lots of interesting facts for the preschool age crowd.

[Pinky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Learn about how to grow your own fruit and vegetables.

[Peacegal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a charming, colorfully-illustrated introduction to gardening and all of the beautiful and yummy things that grow in gardens.

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the bright and colorful pictures! The extra gardening explanations were clear and thorough. I will be looking for more books in this series.

[Madison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked looking at the different vegetables and fruits. I’ve tried a lot of them already. Momma said we can plant some next year and we’ll read this book again!

[Clara Biesel]

I love this series. Informative, inclusive, but not overwhelming. Actually written for a board book audience. And really, really cute.

[Mrs Heet -Librarian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bright and colorful images, quick text, and the added bonus of science info. Would be great for a toddler storytime.

[Beth]

Fun and bright, aimed at toddlers rather than babies.

[Kelly Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book makes us excited for Spring! Cute illustrations and facts about garden creatures.

[Sobia A Khan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another book loved by Raya and read soooo many times. Great for pointing out colors, asking how many (counting), and what is this?

[Addie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute. 3 year old picked this out at the library and we both enjoyed it

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative! I think I’ll appreciate it much more when I’m a toddler, it’ll help me learn things

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting ready for summer gardening in MA.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hello, World! Garden Time is a wonderful first look at gardening---how seeds are planted and how they grow, the parts of plants, interactions of plants with earthworms and pollinators...everything a little person might like to know about growing plants.

It's a lovely way to share the joy of gardening, the joy of the outdoors, with young children.