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Wait Like a Seed

Erin Alladin | Tara Anderson
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beginning Readers
butterflies
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flowers and plants
forthcoming
gardening
glasses
growth
milkweed
monarch butterflies
nonfiction
picture books
plant life cycle
science and nature
scienceSTEM
Seeds
story timeread aloud

Product details

  • ISBN 9781772783599
  • Dimensions: 254 x 254mm
  • Publication Date: 14 May 2026
  • Publisher: Pajama Press
  • Publication City/Country: CA
  • Product Form: Paperback
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“Of the many titles available on milkweeds and monarchs, this is one of the most accessible for youngsters reading on their own….while older readers and adults will appreciate the extensive backmatter….Useful and enlightening—and certain to have youngsters observing the natural world with wonder.”—Kirkus Reviews

Two young children watch a milkweed grow in their backyard—from seed to new buds to flowers, the lyrical text explores the lifecycle of the milkweed.

Wait like a seed,

Cozy and small.

Wait like a seed

'Til the spring rains fall.

Wait Like a Seed beautifully explores the life cycles of milkweeds and its relationship to monarch butterflies. Complete with comprehensive backmatter perfect for school curriculums, including the life cycle of plants, the life cycle of butterflies, and poetry. This book combines the wonders of nature with thoughtful text and vibrant art. Author Erin Alladin invites young gardeners to celebrate the world around them in this lyrical nonfiction text. Illustrator Tara Anderson portrays these lifecycles with a nostalgic style, effectively capturing the wonder of the aspiring gardeners.
About Erin Alladin | Tara Anderson
Erin Alladin is an editor, a writer, and an ecology enthusiast who is always looking for ways to combine her passions. Born in Northern Ontario to a gardener and a forester, she spent most of her early life looking at and thinking about the natural world. As a young adult she spent nearly a decade immersed in Toronto’s children’s literature scene before retreating back up north, where she continues to edit while growing vegetables and writing about regenerative agriculture. Erin’s debut picture book, Outside You Notice, received a starred review from Kirkus. Erin lives near Parry Sound with her wife, her garden, and not quite enough bookshelves. A folk artist and award-winning illustrator who studied at the Ontario College of Art and Design, Tara Anderson is known for her lively and humorous illustrations of animals. Her books include the illustrated novels Harvey Comes Home, Harvey Holds His Own, and Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life, the holiday picture books Pumpkin Orange, Pumpkin Round and Easter Morning, Easter Sun, and the award-winning Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That. Tara shares a farmhouse in Tweed, Ontario, with her husband, her young daughter, and several cats.

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