Our Wild Garden

Our Wild Garden is a story about two children who decide to bring the concept of wilding to their families yard. It provides examples of how to achieve this in the space that you have (ponds, hedgehog holes, etc.) and then benefits for nature. The story is easy to follow and the illustrations are beautiful.

Thanks to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for an eARC of this book for an honest review.

4 Stars

**Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this advanced copy of Our Wild Garden, in exchange for an honest review.**

How amazing would it be to have a piece of land all set up for the single purpose of keeping it messy? I don’t mean with junk - I mean with things growing wild- like flowers, plants, old logs and pollinators? A magical place that attracts wildlife and a whole new habitat? Well Our Wild Garden explores this concept- with excellent illustrations and facts about why they are putting certain things in the garden. My daughter and I enjoyed reading this and learned a few things. We would definitely recommend this book for kids who have a wild imagination, love nature, being creative and seeing what happens.

I think this book is perfect if not on Kindle. It was hard to read digitally but I think it would be perfect if it was a physical copy. The story tells us so many great things about how we can build a garden that not only benefits us, but the wildlife around us. I liked the book a lot because I love gardening and I think this book explains wild gardening in a way that is fun for children.

The illustrations were beautiful and fun. They really added to the books. I would purchase this book for my children's library.

This book was such a sweet way to make being out in nature exciting for little ones. Children nurture their creativity when they are connected with nature and doing so allows them to flourish in other areas of their life, and books like this will help spark an interest. I also loved how this book gave helpful and age appropriate facts about what different elements of nature need to thrive. A great story, and the illustrations are beautiful!

I have four kids, and taught preschool for five years, and this book is an absolute gem for little kids! Mine cherished every word, every page, and we read it two times back to back. I wish I had this when I was teaching. It was phenomenal. Add into your kids bookshelves.

This book goes over how to grow your own wild garden! I thought this book was beautiful and a wonderful way to get children excited about wildlife and gardening. The illustrations in this book are breathtaking and do a wonderful job at showing different wild life. If you're interested in starting your own wild garden I recommend checking this book out!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Our Wild Garden chronicles one family's transformation from a plain lawn to a garden, as told from an onlooking Robin's perspective. The Robin comments on all of the ways that the family is making the lawn better: a pond is being built to attract frogs and birds, letting the flowerbed grow "a bit wild" to attract more butterflies, and ditching the lawnmower to make a wildflower meadow. Beautiful illustrations and informative-yet-digestible text make this a wonderful introduction to wild gardening for families.

This book inspires children to allow part of their yards or gardens to be “wild” in order to give animals and insects a place to thrive. It presents the topic in both a fun and educational way. The tips at the end of the book serve as a bonus. Very pretty pictures of flowers, grass, plants with lots of detail!

I thought this was a very cute book about how to make a wild garden, and a child's imagination. It is very informative on what certain animals and insects bring at what time of year also.

The illustrations in this are insanely pretty!! I love the wild garden and all the wildlife in the backyard! The story was good too, seemed more of an informal way to teach kids about growing wild gardens more than entertaining but still super cool!

What a beautiful book about creating wild space for plants and animals!

I love that the children in this story had an idea, and their parents supported them in making it happen. This will be such an inspiring story for children to hear, that they can help make changes to support and enjoy wildlife in their own backyard!

It’s great that the book gives tips and ideas for how to create your own wild garden.

Thank you to NetGalley and Pushkin children’s books for allowing me to review a copy of this book.

This book is such a solid homeschool book! The illustrations are beautiful. The information is factual and interesting. The book goes through the seasons, what plants/animals need and how we can help them thrive. No climate shaming. Just kids wanting to help the world and parents encouraging it. Loved t!

what a sweet story, beautiful graphics and a great lesson about being kind to nature. Definitely going to keep this one on my list for gifts

Ali and Poppy are happy to play in their parents’ pristine but rather boring garden, until one day they discover wild gardening at school. Through their eyes and own gardening transformation, the reader is introduced to the process and benefits of this kind of garden. It’s wonderfully illustrated and clearly explained. Children will definitely find it intriguing.

Thank you to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was given a free copy of this from NetGalley for my honest review.

This was a cute book. It's starts with children sitting in their backyard watching their parents and how they keep things tidy. But they learn about wild life and nature taking over areas again. They explain to their parents how they would love to see a wild garden and see wild animals come. Their parents agree. It's a beautiful book about nature and wild life around us and how we can help towards the end.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me a free copy of this book in return for an honest review.

The illustrations in this book were simply gorgeous! I love that it introduces kids to the concept of wilding in an easy and understandable way. It was an easy read and something I could see myself pouring over the illustrations with my kids. I also appreciated that it included extra information at the end on wilding, as it's not always easy to accomplish in a suburban setting with HOA restrictions. I would definitely suggest including this book in your child's library to expose them to the importance of nature and what we can do to impact our immediate surroundings.

This beautifully illustrated children’s book captivates young readers with its vibrant artwork and engaging narrative. The story follows two children and their parents who discover the magic of gardening, learning about different plants, the importance of nature, and the joy of nurturing life. Each page bursts with color, making the world of gardening come alive and inspiring creativity and curiosity.

The gentle, rhyming text is easy to follow, making it perfect for read-aloud sessions. The book seamlessly combines education with imagination, teaching children about the growth process and the value of patience and care.

Ideal for children aged 4-8, this book not only entertains but also encourages a love for nature and the outdoors. It’s a delightful addition to any child’s library, sparking an interest in gardening and sustainability while nurturing a sense of wonder about the natural world. A must-read for budding gardeners and young nature enthusiasts alike!

This is a great children's book about the possibilities of nature, and how not everything has to be the same or serve the same purpose it always has. I really loved the illustrated pages throughout the book that didn't have words, to let my daughter practice making verbal observations and hypothesis.

Very cute book for bedtime reading. My kids like the illustrations and how it describes reintroduction of the wild into your own backyard. This is great way for kids to get back to nature and learn more about their surroundings. Loved every part of this book!

This is a good picture book which emphasizes the beauty and importance of nature in all locales. A wild garden can be made by anyone, consisting of various elements and ecosystems. Daniel Seton highlights how kids can take charge in cultivating the natural, even in their back yards. Seton positions the kids as those taking action, with bright ideas and a zeal for the natural world that readers will gravitate toward. Equal parts informative and heartfelt, this is a great story.

This book has some absolutely beautiful illustrations and a great story of how everyone can make an impact on the environment.

Our Wild Garden is a charmingly illustrated and kindly informative book about environmentally friendly yardcare tips and tricks. The book also gives ideas for fun back yard biology projects, from setting up a pond, to adding a woodpile to attract all kinds of fun insects. Featuring a bi-racial brother and sister, the children ask their parents if they can rewild their yard, providing an example healthy conversation for any child who reads the book to model. The book empathetically mentions the yardcare habits of most parents that children will have to discuss with them and offer more environmentally friendly alternatives, preparing their persuasive skills. Not only is this book informative, it also prepares children to contradict the yard culture of their parent's generation with useful points to make.

The enchanting illustrations of Our Wild Garden colorful and detail packed. Birds of all shapes and sizes decorate each page drawn in loose-handed ink and filled with water-color-like digital brush. I can tell the author studied photographes of various species of India and England to execute each picture with such detail. From rotting wood, to moth mosaics, to tropical jungles, to wildflower fields, the book captures a vivid flourishing ecology to capture the interest of young minds.

I recommend this book to teachers or parents who want to begin a unit of biology, ecology, or environmentalism, and want to plant the seeds in their children for some fun science projects to set up in the backyard or the schoolyard. This book also reminded me of a field trip to a natural history museum. With a didactic and informative tone, and with little to no humor, this book is additionally fitting for guest speakers, field trip site representatives, and other such one-foot-in-the-professional-world ambassadors children may meet throughout their education, for a script connecting the link between children's anecdotal backyard observations, and the new place they are touring.

Thank you to the author and the publishers for providing me with a free ARC.

I loved this! It's a beautiful book and it teaches some great tips and tricks on how to be more environmentally friendly when gardening

Five glowing stars. I absolutely loved this book and want to turn our yard into a wild garden. The illustrations are beautiful. My 6 year old was overjoyed at the pictures and the story.

A secret narrator reveals itself, just as a re-wilded garden reveals its many wonders.

This lusciously illustrated story reminds me that just like with children, I can allow the wild to be itself, simply by giving it time, water and space to be itself. At least, that’s what a little bird told me…

Thanks to NetGalley for sharing this DRC with me for an honest review.

Siblings Poppy and Ali live with their parents in a house with a small, tidy garden that their parents put effort into keeping kempt. However, there isn’t much for the siblings to do or enjoy in their yard. After learning about rewilding at school, “They start to dream about letting the wild into THEIR garden and all the adventures they could have.” Slowly, their parents add to their garden, creating a havitat for birds, bugs, and wild animals. After adding a pond and making their yard vecome a meadow full of grasses, sticks, and wildflowers, there are more animals nearby than ever. Each double-page spread shows the beauty of nature through portraits of animals and plants. The many shades of brown and green present in nature are on full display. Though the number of animals present on some pages isn’t realistic for a backyard, the book does share the benefits of rewilding, and it procudes information at the end on how it can be done.

I found this book really interesting. I love a book that teaches kids about new stuff they never would have thought about. The whole unwilding a yard is such an interesting concept to even me so I imagine to a child it would be magical. I loved the sheet idea and I even think I would do that with my nieces and nephews. Such a great idea. The book was very vibrant and I loved all the different animals that were coming into the garden. I enjoyed at the ending the author even included reasons why and how to do things like about hedgehogs have to travel so far for food and it's nice to give them a little area to sleep when they hibernate. I can definitely see myself purchasing this book for my nieces and nephews.

As a huge lover of all things wild, I have always pushed for less lawns and more natural habitats. This book does a great job of explaining why Wild Gardens are beneficial for all times of flora, fungi, and fauna, including humans. I think every Kentuckian should read this. While we love our Bluegrass, we also should cultivate our wild lands, including those in our yards. This book teaches small little steps to create more habitable spaces for all nature.

Our Wild Garden is a beautiful picture book guide to making your back yard a better home for wildlife. While being England-focused, anyone with outdoor space can make accommodations to welcome more wildlife. Grass lawns are a waste of water, while wildflower fields are great for the environment and the ecosystem. This is a great read for any child interested in nature and animals.
Thanks to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

How ridiculously adorable and informative!

The illustrations are beautiful!

I certainly want to plant a WILD garden now!