Over in the Garden

Gardening fans will swoon over this bright and gorgeous counting picture book based on the folk song “Over in the Meadow” — packed full of colorful plants and the most adorable gardeners.

Over in the garden, in the weeds, in the sun,
bent a brave little gardener with her little shovel ONE.

In this clever and lively remix of the children's rhyme, little gardeners come together one by one to tend to a community garden. Young readers will enjoy scenes of digging, weeding, planting, composting, and harvesting, illustrated in lush, detailed scenes full of cozy outdoor joy. 

In additional to its gardening theme, it's also a counting book, and your littlest readers will enjoy counting along as all the gardeners come together for a celebration at the finale. There's so much to love in this exquisite book.

JANNA MATTHIES is a picture book author and early elementary music teacher in Indianapolis. Her books include Here We Come! (a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection), Two Is Enough, and The Goodbye Cancer Garden, which earned an School Library Journal starred review. When she’s not writing or making music, Janna can be found digging in the garden.

TISHA LEE is a painter and illustrator who works out of her light-filled studio in Northern California with a few dogs at her feet. She mostly uses gouache for her illustrations and finds inspiration in the details and diversity of everyday life. Her picture books include Love Grows Everywhere and A Pinch of Love.