How Plants Talk - by Helena Harastova (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This cute little book with flaps tells a story of a group of plants that are being moved to a new flower shop.

In this brightly illustrated book the basics of plant communication are being introduced to little kids using a simple narrative. As the story goes, kids will learn how plants communicate without words, what they do when they are under stress, how they defend themselves when in danger, and also how they help each other. By opening a window on each double-page spread, the kids will find out what the plants are talking about.

Kids of very young age will learn that people and animals are not the only ones capable of interactions, and that plants, trees, and fungi all around us can communicate in their own way as well.

Review Quotes

Selected for the CBC's 2023 April Hot Off The Press Reading List

"Kids will enjoy peeking at what's underneath in this lift-the-flap board book. It's a fun take on the language of plants, making it easy for children to understand. It was really cute!" --Youth Services Book Review

This is such an interesting book, and I loved the lift-the-flap designs. There are funny little dialogue bubbles as if the plants are talking, and it's so cute! Each page has a paragraph or two about how plants develop these survival strategies. --Luminous Libro

"Kids will enjoy peeking at what's underneath in this lift-the-flap board book. Cute illustrations show plants and insects talking while the text explains how they communicate. It's a fun take on the language of plants, making it easy for children to understand." --Vicky Tandy, Athol Public Library

"Certainly a unique way to show how plants "feed" off each other. This is a prime example of how society works too. Great book for older kids to further understand how indoor and outdoor vegetation operate." --Goodreads/Netgalley-Librarian

"You will never look at plants the same way after reading this book! And young readers will love the humorous illustrations and the open-and-shut flaps throughout the book." --All Done Monkey

"How Plants Talk is an interactive lift-the-flap story that offers young readers a look at how plants communicate without words. Find out just how a plant faces its fears, and even how it tells other plants that danger is near. There's so much to learn from this one!" --Fun Reads for Kids, IG

About the Author

Helena Harastova is a writer, translator, and mother. She graduated in Dramaturgy from the Janacek Academy of Music and Performing Arts, having previously worked for the National Theatre in Brno, Czech Republic. Her most unusual pastime is proofreading texts for errors in spelling, grammar, and style.

Linh Dao spent much of her life in Hanoi, Vietnam, where she was born, before moving to the Czech Republic. She studied illustration in Brno and animation in Zlín, where her graduation film earned several international awards. In 2016, she won a prize in the Young Creative category at the ADC Creative Awards. After a stint in corporate life, she returned to freelancing as an illustrator and animator. She lives in Brno, where she survives mainly on potato chips and green tea.