Sunflower Seeds

Sunflower Seeds

$19.99

***preorder now… ships August 2025***

How does an enormous yellow sunflower grow from a tiny striped seed? The kids in Ms. B’s class find out through this exciting spring project. 

Come see the process from one eager child’s point of view as dusty seeds planted in cups by the windowsill face the challenges of kindergarten, a rainstorm, and deer at dusk. 

Watch from up close as the seedlings sprout, spiky green buds develop, and flowers bloom. Then, at the end of the summer, find out how many new seeds grew from just one giant sunflower!

Let this glowing introduction to the life cycle of a plant—and broadly, to all growth cycles in our lives—inspire you to start a new project with family, friends, or your own classroom.

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PRAISE

★ "Startling… cannot help recalling van Gogh, though these blooms are never confined to a vase. Gorgeous."

Kirkus (starred)



about the author

Ellen Heck is the author/illustrator of A Is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation, a Booklist and The New York Times Best of the Year 2022. She is also the illustrator of Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge, a Kirkus Best Book of 2024. Sunflower Seeds is her third picture book. Her family lives in North Carolina, where they have already planted three more summers of sunflowers from their original seeds—though some years there was more than one for the deer...

Author residence: North Carolina

 

Type: Picture Book

Pages: 48

Format: Hardcover (Trade)

Publication: 8/5/2025

ISBN: 9781646146239