Mari Saves the Seeds
A story about waiting.
Late summer settled over Cottage Creek Garden, and Mari already knew what needed doing.
The zinnias were finishing. Theo wanted the biggest, brightest flower of all, and he wanted to plant it right now. Mari knew which heads mattered, and she knew the seeds needed time.
She takes her little brother through the job Grandma Bea taught her: the quiet heads, the little dark stars, a rest on paper, one paper bag, a name, and a safe dry place. Next year's flowers stay in the bag.
A warm read-aloud about waiting, and about keeping good things safe. For children ages 3 to 8.
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Inside you'll find
- Gently bolded sight words for early readers
- 5 bonus coloring pages
- Grandma Bea's Garden Notebook: How to Save Flower Seeds
- A Note for Grown-Ups with talk-about-it-together questions
Ages 3–8 · read-aloud · narrated by Mari in the animated series.
Seeds We Save
A companion pack for late summer. Quiet pages to use after the story. Instant download.
Your pack downloads on the next page after you pay. The signed book ships in about two weeks.