We are welcoming spring this week with some of our new picture books that celebrate nature, the outdoors, gardening, and farming. In Miss MacDonald Has a Farm, Gwarjanski retells the familiar “Old MacDonald” children’s tune with a woman farmer at the center. Rewriting the lyrics to the beloved tune, readers can sing or read along as Miss MacDonald seeds, waters, picks, blooms, and harvests her vegetables, ultimately cooking a meal to be shared with a group of friends. In vibrant, earthy tones, Vukovic brings farming to life with her illustrations of pruning zucchinis and canning pumpkins. It’s hard not to smile while reading this exciting, joyful ode to farming that makes readers want to plant their own vegetables to harvest.

Check out more of our spring-inspired books below!

Lola Meets the Bees
Written by Anna McQuinn
Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing
Available April 9th, 2024!

Miss MacDonald Has a Farm
Written by Kalee Gwarjanski
Illustrated by Elizabet Vukovic
Published by Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Available now!

Planting Hope: A Portrait of Photographer Sebastião Salgado
Written by Philip Hoelzel
Illustrated by Renato Alarcão
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Available now!

The Sunshine Garden: Being a Team Player
Written by Jamie Michalak
Illustrated by Jenna Nahyun
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing
Available today!

What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest?: And Other Questions About Nature & Life Cycles
Written by Rachel Ignotofsky
Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
Available now!