Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.

Garlic loves spending time with Witch Agnes, Carrot, and her new friend, the Count, who has proven to be a delightful neighbor to the village of vegetable people rather than a scary vampire. But despite Agnes's best attempts to home-brew a vegetarian blood substitute for Count, the ingredient she needs most can only be found at the Magic Market, far from the valley. Before she knows it, with a broomstick in hand, Garlic is nervously preparing for...

The caterpillar and the polliwog: Two new friends discover, independently, that spring is the time to turn into "something else." The ugly duckling: An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan. Bugs! bugs! bugs!: With whimsical verse and brightly colored collages, everyone's favorite bugs come to life. Backyard entomologists will buzz with excitement! Planting a rainbow: A mother...

Strict and proper Gramma, unhappy that her green beans won't grow, leaves for a vacation and has a surprise when she comes back.

The curious garden: One boy's quest for a greener world ... one garden at a time. A little boy named Liam discovers a struggling garden and decides to take care of it. As time passes, the garden spreads throughout the dark, gray city, transforming it into a lush, green world. An enchanting tale with environmental themes and breathtaking illustrations. Johnny Appleseed: John Chapman was his real name, but almost everyone remembers him by his legendary...

A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.

Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.