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Lili's apartment building is having a block party! Lili heads down to the garden to get Nai Nai green onions for her fried rice recipe. There, she's visited by all the grandmas in the building, who stop by to get ingredients for their block party dishes, bring scraps for Mr. Nibbles, the building's composter, and show Lili the secrets to growing and maintaining a happy garden. When it's time for the party, everyone brings a different delicious rice dish from around the world--Hashweh from Teta, Arroz Roja from Abuela, Carrot Risotto from Nonna, and more. After a busy morning in the garden, Lili's extra proud of the strawberries she's worked hard to grow!
A Garden for Lili is a cheerful, engaging, and informing celebration of urban gardening and the ways food connects our communities from award-winning picture book creator Melissa Iwai.
Author: Melissa Iwai
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 11.58h x 7.96w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781324082187
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2026
About the Author
Iwai, Melissa: - Melissa Iwai is a children's book creator based in Brooklyn, NY. She has illustrated over thirty books in her career and is the winner of the Crystal Kite Award and the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction.
Description
Lili's apartment building is having a block party! Lili heads down to the garden to get Nai Nai green onions for her fried rice recipe. There, she's visited by all the grandmas in the building, who stop by to get ingredients for their block party dishes, bring scraps for Mr. Nibbles, the building's composter, and show Lili the secrets to growing and maintaining a happy garden. When it's time for the party, everyone brings a different delicious rice dish from around the world--Hashweh from Teta, Arroz Roja from Abuela, Carrot Risotto from Nonna, and more. After a busy morning in the garden, Lili's extra proud of the strawberries she's worked hard to grow!
A Garden for Lili is a cheerful, engaging, and informing celebration of urban gardening and the ways food connects our communities from award-winning picture book creator Melissa Iwai.
Author: Melissa Iwai
Publisher: Norton Young Readers
Published: 05/12/2026
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 11.58h x 7.96w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9781324082187
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2026
About the Author
Iwai, Melissa: - Melissa Iwai is a children's book creator based in Brooklyn, NY. She has illustrated over thirty books in her career and is the winner of the Crystal Kite Award and the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction.
