“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
 
A seed waits patiently until it is time to sprout—and as this milkweed transforms from seed to plant, so too does the butterfly it feeds. Wait Like a Seed celebrates the life cycle of a milkweed, from seed to new buds to flower.
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 cycle of milkweed and its vital relationship to monarch butterflies. Complete with accurate botanical drawings and comprehensive back-matter detailing the life cycles of plants and butterflies, this timeless story is perfect for both school curriculums and curious children who enjoy nature.
Children will be inspired to help save the diminishing population of monarch butterflies in their own environment. This book combines the wonders of nature with poetic text and warm and welcoming art.
Award-winning author Erin Alladin invites young gardeners to celebrate the world around them in this rhyming nonfiction text. Illustrator Tara Anderson portrays lifecycles with a nostalgic style, effectively capturing the wonder of the aspiring gardeners.
The poetic text illustrates how a seed grows into a milkweed plant. Two young children watch a milkweed grow in the neighbouring fields, and with it, monarch butterflies. Complete lifecycle information about milkweeds and monarch butterflies is included in the backmatter.
 
Contributor Bio(s)
 
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 Harvey Series; Sapphire the Great and the Meaning of Life; Pumpkin Orange, Pumpkin Round; Easter Morning, Easter Sun; and the award-winning Nat the Cat Can Sleep Like That. Most recently, Tara illustrated the highly acclaimed middle grade book covers for Missing Mike and Out of the Valley of Horses., and Seabird. Tara shares a farmhouse in Tweed, Ontario, with her husband, her young daughter, and one cat.