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A Garden for Lili

by Melissa Iwai Publisher: NORTON YOUNG READERS

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A shared garden, a shared table

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A shared garden, a shared table

Lili’s trip to the apartment garden for green onions opens onto a neighborhood effort: grandmothers gather ingredients, tend the plants, and bring food scraps to the building’s composter. Their block party brings together rice dishes from different culinary traditions, while Lili has her own harvest to celebrate in the strawberries she has grown. The garden links practical growing and composting with family recipes and community gathering, giving the story several points of connection for young readers.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 interested in gardens, growing food, or composting
  • Young readers who enjoy stories about family cooking and neighborhood gatherings
  • Families looking for picture-book themes around food traditions and community

Themes

Urban gardeningCompostingFamily and communityFood traditions

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Book overview

Lili's apartment building is having a block party! Lili heads down to the garden to get Nai Nai green onions for her fried rice recipe. There, she's visited by all the grandmas in the building, who stop by to get ingredients for their block party dishes, bring scraps for Mr. Nibbles, the building's composter, and show Lili the secrets to growing and maintaining a happy garden. When it's time for the party, everyone brings a different delicious rice dish from around the world--Hashweh from Teta, Arroz Roja from Abuela, Carrot Risotto from Nonna, and more. After a busy morning in the garden, Lili's extra proud of the strawberries she's worked hard to grow!

A Garden for Lili is a cheerful, engaging, and informing celebration of urban gardening and the ways food connects our communities from award-winning picture book creator Melissa Iwai.

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