Badger's Perfect Garden by Marsha Diane Arnold illustrated by Ramona Kaulitzki*

A sweet, sweet book!
Another book that Sarah Mackenzie recommended on her "book of the week" feature. 
Badger has saved seeds from the previous growing season and carefully plants them in an organized garden.  Then the rains come . . . heavy downpours which wash away his seeds.  He bemoans to his friends how his hard work has been a waste. 
His friends are delighted to show him a surprise later that summer.
Strategies: connections, predicting
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.