How Plants Talk

This cute little book with flaps tells a story of a group of plants that are being moved to a new flower shop. In this brightly illustrated book the basics of plant communication are being introduced to little kids using a simple narrative. As the story goes, kids will learn how plants communicate without words, what they do when they are under stress, how they defend themselves when in danger, and also how they help each other. By opening a window on each double-page spread, the kids will find out what the plants are talking about. Kids of very young age will learn that people and animals are not the only ones capable of interactions, and that plants, trees, and fungi all around us can communicate in their own way as well.

About the Author :
Helena Harastova is a Czech writer, a translator from English and Russian, and now primarily a mom. Linh Dao was born in Hanoi and currently resides in the Czech Republic, where she studied Illustration and Animation. In 2016 she was a prize-winner in the Young Creative category at the ADC Creative Awards. She lives mainly on potato chips and green tea.

Review :
Selected for the CBC’s 2023 April Hot Off The Press Reading List (https://www.cbcbooks.org/cbc-book-lists/april-2023/). This is such an interesting book, and I loved the lift-the-flap designs. There are funny little dialogue bubbles as if the plants are talking, and it’s so cute! Each page has a paragraph or two about how plants develop these survival strategies. —Luminous Libro "A really cute book that explores the different ways plants communicate to the world around them! Full of flaps that have answers/more words behind them and cute illustrations, I found this book delightful. Great way to introduce children to the world of plants!" —NetGalley-Educator "My children loved this book, and I learned something, too! How Plants Talk shows the different ways plants can communicate with each other and protect themselves. The illustrations are cute, the text is relatable and understandable for young kids, and the overall tone of the book is very tender. My kids loved learning how plants can take care of themselves, and it inspired them to take better care of the plants in and around our home as well. I highly recommend this book for kids to learn about and delight in the natural world!" —NetGalley-Reviewer "I loved how this book was rich in vocabulary, chock full of information, but also had a comic-like narration going on throughout the pages. This would be a great book for a science class to use on plant life. I will recommend it to my teaching team. Students could also use this as a mentor text to create their own simplified books to teach others about a concept." —NetGalley-Educator "Kids will enjoy peeking at what’s underneath in this lift-the-flap board book. Cute illustrations show plants and insects talking while the text explains how they communicate. Plants can send signals through their roots, or change their scent to warn of danger, changes, to show emotion, or to become more appealing to bees for pollination. Some signals result in a toxic substance in their leaves, making them taste bad so bugs will stop eating them. Sometimes plants might lose their petals and leaves or droop to save energy in case they need to fight for their lives. It’s a fun take on the language of plants, making it easy for children to understand." —Vicky Tandy, Athol Public Library, Athol, MA "Certainly a unique way to show how plants “feed” off each other. [. . .] This is a prime example of how society works too. Great book for older kids to further understand how indoor and outdoor vegetation operate." —Goodreads/Netgalley-Librarian "This was a quick and informative book. It gives a quick introduction to the different abilities that plants have for communication between each other and the world around them." —Morgan Frazier, Librarian "Kids will enjoy peeking at what’s underneath in this lift-the-flap board book. It’s a fun take on the language of plants, making it easy for children to understand. It was really cute!" —Youth Services Book Review "How Plants Talk is an interactive lift-the-flap story that offers young readers a look at how plants communicate without words. Find out just how a plant faces its fears, and even how it tells other plants that danger is near. There's so much to learn from this one!" —Fun Reads for Kids, IG "I love board books that are also interactive. It keeps the little ones even more engaged while reading. This very adorable books teaches kids how plants talk (even though we can’t hear them). They interact through their roots, can give off different scents, have different movements (like drooping). I think I learned a thing or two because I have the opposite of a green thumb." —Nura's Little Library IG "You will never look at plants the same way after reading this book! And young readers will love the humorous illustrations and the open-and-shut flaps throughout the book." —All Done Monkey