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James and the Giant Peach by Roald DahlThe Grapes of Wrath by John SteinbeckFried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie FlaggA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOn the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Fruits and Vegetables in Titles
950 books — 181 voters
Miss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyThe Curious Garden by Peter BrownThe Gardener by Sarah StewartPlanting a Rainbow by Lois EhlertThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Best Picture Books About Gardens
390 books — 174 voters

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix PotterRebecca by Daphne du MaurierTom's Midnight Garden by Philippa PearcePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Novels About Gardens
350 books — 53 voters
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann ShafferFive Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret SidneyAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverThe Carrot Seed by Ruth KraussThe Celery Stalks at Midnight by James Howe
Vegetables in the Title
681 books — 42 voters

Where's Rodney? by Carmen BoganThe Vast Wonder of the World by Mélina MangalThank Fall by Ciara L. HillThank Fall by Ciara L. HillOver and Under the Snow by Kate Messner
Picture Books About Nature by African-Americans
30 books — 8 voters
Never Home Alone by Rob DunnWeeds by Alexander Campbell MartinA Weed by Any Other Name by Nancy GiftThe Coming Plague by Laurie GarrettParasite Rex by Carl Zimmer
Weeds, pests, invasives, and diseases
134 books — 7 voters

The Gigantic Turnip by Aleksey Nikolayevich TolstoyPam Parsnip; And, Lawrence Lemon Two Stories From The Garden ... by Jayne FisherThe Tale of the Turnip by Brian AldersonCreepy Carrots! by Aaron ReynoldsWorzel Gummidge by Barbara Euphan Todd
Root Vegetables
83 books — 7 voters
Weather and Beasts and Growing Things by Charlotte SutteeJacob and the Stranger by Sally DerbyMirabelle by Astrid LindgrenHarvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine NolenOzma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Unusual Crops of Strange Trees & Plants
67 books — 6 voters

Banana by Dan KoeppelOrganic by Peter LauferThe Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich CohenBananeras by Dana FrankJust Peachy by Jill Winters
Produce Stickers
9 books — 4 voters
Edge Case by YZ ChinThe Dead Husband Cookbook by Danielle ValentineThe Tomato Man by Alistair MairOutrageous by Kliph NesteroffSalads for Every Season by Roz Denny
Tomatoes
15 books — 4 voters

The Return of the King by J.R.R. TolkienThe Two Towers by J.R.R. TolkienThe Oaken Throne by Robin JarvisParasite Planet by Stanley G. WeinbaumThe Final Reckoning by Robin Jarvis
Greener Than You Think
12 books — 3 voters
Go Greenie! Are You Eating Something Red? by Ryan Sias
Preschool-'V'
1 book — 1 voter

Wetlands by Charlotte RocheThe Hotel Avocado by Bob MortimerAvocado by Jeff MillerThat Girl by Gabriella Santos de LimaDer Ernährungskompass by Bas Kast
Avocado Covers
9 books — 1 voter

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