Story No. 002 The Pot That Got Too Small Board Book

The Pot That Got Too Small

A Little Garden Story · No. 002

The little pot had always been enough.

It held the plant when it was small. It kept its roots safe and gave them somewhere to begin.

But the little plant kept growing.

Soon, its roots reached the edges. Its leaves stretched farther. And something that had once fit perfectly began to feel a little too small.

The plant wondered if perhaps it was growing wrong.

The Pot That Got Too Small is a gentle story about outgrowing what once fit, making room for who we are becoming, and learning that moving forward doesn't mean there was something wrong with where we began.

Because some things aren't meant to hold us forever.

Only long enough to help us grow.

Part of The Little Garden: Stories from Black Rose Supply Co., this beautifully illustrated story invites children and the grown-ups who love them to explore change, growth, gratitude, and new beginnings together.

Big feelings. Small stories. Gentle truths.

Recommended for ages 5–10.

Everything Dies. Something Grows.
—The Caretaker