Gracie’s Garden by Lara Casey

Gracie loves to play in her garden with her brother Joshua and sister Sarah. Joshua loves to eat tomatoes. When they are all gone, Gracie tells him they can plant more and wait for them to grow. Then Gracie explains how each seed has a little miracle inside. God gives each seed a special code so it knows what to grow into. The siblings find things to do while they wait for the tomatoes to grow and 80 days later they have delicious little miracles to eat.

This is a delightfully sweet book about summer, gardening, and everyday occurrences that God designed that are actually quite amazing. The illustrations are lively, colorful, and detailed. You could spend lots of time visually exploring this book with your children in addition to reading the lovely text. This is a charming addition to your summer library!

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1. Look at the picture of tomatoes on page 7. Did you know tomatoes can in so many different colors and sizes?
2. Why do you think God made so many kinds of tomatoes?
3. Even though it took a long time to grow, do you think the kids were happy they planted the seeds?
4. Is there something that you had to wait a long time for? Were you glad you waited?
5. Why do you think God makes us wait for some things?