Love Grows

By Ruth Spiro, Lucy Ruth Cummins (illustrator),

Book cover of Love Grows

Book description

A delightful celebration of family, plants, and the boundlessness of love told in lively, poetic letters from aunt to niece with bright, irresistible illustrations!

Every month, an aunt mails a letter and a houseplant to her niece and . . . LOVE GROWS!

I'm sending this pothos, so while we're…

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1 author picked Love Grows as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love plants and gardening, and in this clever story, an aunt sends her niece a letter and a houseplant every month. I also love that the letters are written in poetic rhyme. Young kids love rhyme, which adds to the playfulness when reading aloud.

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