Anticipated publication date May 1, 2010.

DC twins Annie and Veda learn about the White House veggie garden and want to grow fruits and vegetables, too. But how, if you live in an apartment? Watch the twins and senior gardener Ida work and play their way through planting, tending, and harvesting in a neighborhood Community Garden. Then comes the fun of preparing and eating simple, tasty, homegrown food!

A picture book for early readers (ages 5-8)
Paperback, 50 pages, with full-color photographs, recipes, and books for further reading
ISBN: 978-0-9773536-4-4
8.5” x 11” / $15.00

Advance praise:

"Teaching kids about gardening teaches them richly about life. This book provides vegetable inspiration for a new generation."
      — Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, The Veggie Queen™ of Sonoma County CA, author of The Veggie Queen™: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment.

"A delightful tale – instructive and charming! – that encourages young readers to enjoy fresh, local, and organic foods. It also offers topics for further study and discussion at home and school."
      — Martha C. Cutts, Head of School, Washington Latin Public Charter School (DC).