How plants talk by Helena Harastova and Linh Dao

How Plants Talk is a beautifully illustrated board book for early primary school aged children. There is a touch of humour throughout as the plants communicate with each other as new situations arise such as a worm entering the root system, a caterpillar munching on leaves, travelling by night in a car, repotting and pruning, being fed nutrients, and finally settled and healthy in a flower shop. The clever use of speech bubbles draws the reader’s attention to the plants sharing their thoughts and the delightful illustrations are an added appeal as is the opportunity to ‘Life the Flap’. The highlighting of key concept words is helpful for the reader but the complexity of the text and information at times will need an older reader to explain in detail what is happening.

Themes: Board Book, Lift the flap, Plants, Facts, Humour.

Kathryn Beilby