A child plants a tiny seed and wonders what secrets it might hold. As it grows and grows and grows, she nurtures the little plant until it isn’t so little anymore–in fact, it’s COLOSSAL. What does one do with a colossal cabbage? The girl dreams that the cabbage feeds a soup kitchen full of neighbours, inspiring her to grow more vegetables to share with her community, inspiring children and families all over the country to grow vegetables to share with their own communities. And when she wakes up, she is ready let the world in on the cabbage’s colossal secret. Backmatter includes ways for readers to start their own sharing garden.