I thought I should tell you about my friend Deborah Hodge’s new book, in case you wanted to grab that one while you’re at the bookstore getting 50 Poisonous Questions.

Debbie’s one of my favorite non-fiction writers for young children, and this new book arrives just as my kids and I start thinking about what to grow in our backyard pots and baskets this spring. (Although the cover’s already making me wish I had an apple tree. And kids who will eat apple skins.)