Rooted in a real Tennessee garden
Stories grow here.
Gentle picture books for ages 3–8 — characters kids connect with, in stories parents actually love reading aloud. Every one grown from the same patch of Tennessee dirt.
Our story
A world rooted in Tennessee
Cottage Creek Garden started the way most good things do — quietly, in the dirt, with an idea that kept growing. From a real Tennessee garden came a cast of characters, a series of gentle picture books, and a whole small world for children to wander into.
Come for the stories, stay for the garden. However you found your way here, you're part of the same world now — and we're so glad you did.
The books
Meet the garden
A tortoise looking for his place. A roly-poly with a big heart. A sunflower who never stops smiling. The world of Cottage Creek Garden begins in the pages of a book — characters kids connect with, in stories parents actually enjoy reading aloud.
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The Cottage Creek Garden books
One garden, grown with intention
Rooted in story
Characters kids connect with, in stories parents actually enjoy reading aloud. Every book is crafted with both in mind.
Gentle by design
Wonder over worry. Calm, read-aloud picture books for ages 3–8 — made for the slow part of the day.
For the whole family
A bedtime ritual and a keepsake at once — written to be read together and kept on the shelf for years.