“Welcome to our green city ... Being green means we take care of all living things.” This purposeful book about green practices at home and in a community has an interactive element for young children. Each double-page spread reveals a different scene from the fictional city and briefly discusses a specific aspect of environmentally friendly practices (e.g., transportation, energy, gardening and farming, green architecture, etc.). The narrative on each page ends with a question that invites readers to pore over the bright, energetic mixed-media illustrations showing scenes of life in the city and its diverse residents. Most questions are seek-and-find (“How many wheels can you count? … Who is hiding from the raindrops?”), although a few are open-ended, inviting discussion (“What should we do on this windy day?”).     (Ages 2-5)

A charming, child-friendly tour of an environmentally sustainable city. In this green city, neighbors take care of all living things: people, plants and animals, too! Many people choose biking or walking to get where they need to go. Families collect rain to water the garden, while solar panels capture energy from the sun. Folks keep hens and hives in their yards, and plant flowers that feed bees, birds and butterflies. Here, people work together to make the city green. Can we do the same where we live? Seeing how essential — and awesome — it is to be green will inspire kids to imagine it into being!