Description
A Rainbow of Native Plants
By Melinda Mattsen-Vang
Price: $10 (Suggested Retail $15)
Board Book: 12 pages
Publisher: Little Puccoon Press (May 2025)
Dimensions: 5.5″ x 5.5″
IBSN: 979-8-9924076-1-7
Notes:
From the whimsical blooms of Virginia Bluebells to the cotton-candy tufts of Queen of the Prairie, meet a rainbow of native plants that support pollinators and wildlife! These plants are native to regions in the Midwest, South, and East Coast of the United States as well as Ontario and Quebec in Canada. Share your love of native plants with your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, or neighbor kids!
A Rainbow of Native Plants is a versatile board book for a range of ages:
- Babies and young toddlers
Learn colors and listen to rich vocabulary - Preschool and early elementary
Learn common names, interesting facts, and develop recognition through real life photographs - Older kids and adults
Learn all of the above plus the scientific plant names
Native plants featured in this book include:
- Cardinal Flower – Lobelia Cardinalis
- Butterfly Weed – Asclepias Tuberosa
- Lanceleaf Coreopsis – Coreopsis Lanceolata
- Mayapple – Podophyllum Peltatum
- Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia Virginica
- Dense Blazing Star – Liatris Spicata
- Queen of the Prairie – Filipendula Rubra
- Broadleaf Cattails – Typha Latifolia
- Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia Hirta
- Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon Digitalis
About the Author:
I started my first native plant garden in 2019 after learning their vital role in supporting pollinators and I haven’t stopped since!
The idea for Little Puccoon Press started in 2024 when I was looking for books and other teaching materials for my 1 year old toddler. When I couldn’t find much, I decided to create my own native plant children’s board book!
My vision for Little Puccoon Press is to make learning about native plants accessible and fun for the next generation. Of course the best learning happens in the garden!
I live in the Twin Cities area in Minnesota with my husband and young toddler. Besides gardening and running after my toddler, I enjoy reading books, drinking herbal tea, and hiking outdoors.
