Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it, and saves some seeds to plant in the spring.

While planting seeds in their garden, two animals learn the value of kindness.

Lola plants a flower garden with her parent's help, and watches it grow.

Coco, one of the Lotus Lane Girls, loves cooking and animals, so when the club decides to plant a vegetable garden to help save snails, organizing a cupcake sale is an obvious idea--but Mika, the new girl next door, is still an unresolved problem. Includes cupcake recipe.

Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

At school Camille learns the importance of making decisions.

Earl and Pearl do not want Chicken's help in the garden, until a swarm of grasshoppers arrives and her true talent shines.

Gia the deer is an organized gardener, so she is dismayed when her friends' enthusiasm to help creates chaos, but she has a difficult time speaking up and telling them what they are doing wrong.

Strega Nona tries to teach Big Anthony about gardening and the importance of order, but when Anthony does not follow her directions and uses her growing spell, his small vegetable patch turns into an uncontrollable jungle.

Illustrations and rhyming text explore a community garden and what grows there, from flowers and fruit to friendships.