Arcadia Public Library

The bad seed changes his mind about being bad and decides that he wants to be happy.

After sowing unmarked seeds, three youngsters wait expectantly for their garden to grow.

Buddy Bear learns about different kinds of seeds and their uses when he opens a package sent by his grandfather.

In autumn, the little friends from Ant Hill find and plant some seeds, then patiently wait until spring to enjoy the plants that appear.

In this springtime story, Blue learns how to take care of plants, and how to let her very own seedling take its time.

A pumpkin seed tries unsuccessfully to be scary until it grows into a pumpkin and Halloween arrives.

"The Bad Seed is in a good mood...for once. That's because there's a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, until the book can't be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the Bad Seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book?"--

This is a book about a bad seed. A baaaaaaaaaad seed. He has a bad temper, bad manners, and a bad attitude. He's been bad since he can remember! This seed cuts in line every time, stares at everybody and never listens. But what happens when one mischievous little seed changes his mind about himself, and decides that he wants to be--happy?

A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.

"Jerome and his fellow Garden of Wonder dwellers--including Oakie, his pet acorn; Nutilda, a hyperactive squirrel; and Warble, a fast-talking bird--learn what it takes to make a happiness seed blossom. Through patience, asking for help, and teamwork, Jerome and his friends take a little black seed left on a windowsill and find ways to help it grow. They soon find that as it flourishes, their own happiness does too. Jerome the Gnome teaches young readers...