Lola Plants a Garden
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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 2014 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

Lola Plants a Garden

Written by Anna McQuinn · Illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw

Book #4 in the Lola Reads series

A young girl learns patience as she plants her first flower garden.

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28 pages· 230 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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Lola, inspired by garden poems, dreams of her own flower garden. With her mom's help, she selects seeds and plants them, but waiting for blooms tests her patience. As her garden grows, so does her excitement, culminating in a joyful celebration with friends amidst the vibrant flowers. Will Lola's love for books and nature lead to a blossoming adventure?

From the publisher

How does your garden grow? Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her mommy. She wants to plant her own garden of beautiful flowers, so she and Mommy go to the library to check out books about gardening. They choose their flowers and buy their seeds. They dig and plant. And then they wait. Lola finds it hard to wait for her flowers to grow, but she spends the time creating her own flower book. Soon she has a garden full of sunflowers and invites all of her friends for cakes and punch and a story amongst the flowers.

Lola is a beloved character that continues to shine for young readers. Her curiosity and love of books is infectious. Parents and children love sharing Lola’s stories.

Rosalind Beardshaw’s beautiful illustrations highlight Lola’s close-knit family and how they use stories and books to interact with their world. Lola’s brightly colored and growing garden is the perfect surrounding for this bright little girl.

At a glance
Format
Pages
28
Words
230
Reading age
2–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD470L
Themes & topics
Books about gardeningBooks about flowersBooks about girls and womenBooks about family lifeBooks about family
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.8
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
169210
Publication
Published
March 14, 2017
First published
August 5, 2014
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781580896955

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