SUGGESTED READING MATERIALS

This hand-curated reading list is designed just for teachers and other educators who want to integrate Harvest of the Month themes into the classroom. Many of these are books that you can find in your library or local bookstore. The associated educator fliers for each month include instructions and activities for each reading.
BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWER | SEPTEMBER
  • Monsters Don't Eat Broccoli, by Barbara Hicks
  • The Boy Loved Broccoli, by Sarah A. Creighton
  • The Vegetables We Eat, by Gail Gibbons
KALE | OCTOBER
  • Captain Kale and the Super Foods, by Amy Roth
SWEET POTATOES | NOVEMBER
  • Little Sweet Potato, by Amy Beth Bloom
  • Sweet Potato Pie, by Kathleen Lindsey
WINTER SQUASH | DECEMBER
  • The Little Squash Seed, by Gayla Scale
  • Pumpkin Pumpkin, by Jeanne Titherington
  • Too Many Pumpkins, by Linda White
PARSNIPS | JANUARY
  • Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens
CABBAGE | FEBRUARY
  • Cabbage and Kings by Elizabeth Seabrook
  • Katie's Cabbage by Katie Stagliano
  • The Giant Cabbage by Cherie Stihler
BEETS & RUTABAGA | MARCH
  • Tops and Bottoms, by Janet Stevens
  • Eat Rutabagas, by Jerry Apps
  • The Turnip, by Morgan Pierr
CARROTS | APRIL
  • The Giant Carrot by Jan Peck
  • Carrot Soup by John Segal
  • The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss
MIXED GREENS | MAY
  • From Seed to Plant, by Gail Gibbons
  • Oliver's Vegetables, by Vivian French
  • Plants on My Plate, by Cathy Smith
  • The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle
  • Green Power: Leaf and Flower Vegetables, by Meredith Sayles Hughes
  • Sell What You Sow, by Erica Gibson
HERBS | JUNE
  • A Kid's Herb Book, by Lesley Tierra
  • The Spice Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta
  • The Yummy Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta
  • Herbs & Spices: The Cook's Reference, by Jill Norma
BERRIES | JULY
  • Berries, Nuts and Seeds, by Diane Burns
  • Blueberries For Sal, by Robert McCloskey
  • Jamberry, by Bruce Degen
  • Raspberries!, by Jay O'Callahan
  • The Berry Book, by Gail Gibbons
  • The Blackberry Patch, by Gine D'Andrea
TOMATOES | AUGUST
  • A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds, by Jean Richards
  • I Will Never Not Eat a Tomato, by Lauren Child
  • Little Yellow Pear Tomatoes, by Demian Yumen
  • Tomatoes Grow on a Vine, by Mari Schuh