Over in the Garden - by Janna Matthies (Hardcover)

About the Book

This variation on the classic counting song "Over in the Meadow" tells the story of a group of children caring for a community garden.

Book Synopsis

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, adorable gardeners, and the numbers one to ten.

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 from one to ten as all the gardeners come together for a celebration at the finale. There's so much to love in this exquisite and educational book.

Review Quotes

"A garden of utter delights."--Kirkus

About the Author

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.