Seed by Maggie Li

 

 Seed by Maggie Li. Little Life Cycles series. Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press. Board book. 2022.

School librarians are often asked for books on life cycles. From corn to frogs to apples, children need nonfiction titles to help them understand life itself. This smallish board book takes explanation to a minimum with the story of Pip, one of the tiny seeds inside an apple. A bird spreads the seeds when it eats the apple. Some seeds get too cold, others land in too salty water. When a little girl finds Pip, she plants him. Colorful pictures show the growth of the seed into a tree that produces its own apples. A center cut-out in the shape of a seed shows the little smiling face of Pip and will intrigue the youngest readers. This book would also be useful in talking about the seasons.