Parents' Guide to

The Lorax Garden

By Christopher Healy, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 5+

Fanciful garden sim with an environmental message.

App iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad Kids' Games
The Lorax Garden Poster Image

A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

  • The Lorax Garden App: Screenshot #1
  • The Lorax Garden App: Screenshot #2
  • The Lorax Garden App: Screenshot #3

Community Reviews

See all
age 7+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Lebron12James3
Lebron12James3 Parent
January 3, 2022
age 12+

Squidward’ s

laribrook
laribrook Parent of 2 and 4-year-old
August 4, 2010
age 2+

So adorable!

This is a really sweet app. If your kids love the Lorax books as mine do, they will love this. But even if they don't know who he is, they will still like growing plants. My two-year old only needed to be shown how to do this a few times and now he can do it on his own (not much reading required). My four year old can play it completely on his own. You plant seeds and care for them and revive the forests. It's happy and cute. The only user interface problem, is a little button by the bottom of your forest that says "Regrow" which means it deletes all your hard-earned trees and flowers and you can start over. I think that should be tucked into an options menu. My son hit it by accident once and was really disappointed that he had to start over. Definitely worth the cheap price :)

This title has:

Educational value
See all 2 parent reviews

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2):
Kids say (2):

THE LORAX GARDEN is a delightful little gardening sim with artwork as colorful and whimsical as that in the Dr. Seuss book on which it is based. As the game begins, kids will be shown the last few pages of The Lorax, in which the reader is charged with the task of regrowing the Truffula Tree Forests that were hacked down in the story. Players will grow trees (opting for different shapes and colors based on the seeds they use), watering them whenever necessary. Growing flowers will earn them "care hearts" that they can spend to grow their trees faster. While growing flowers, they'll water, pluck weeds, and try not to scare away bees which will pollenate the flowers and help them grow faster. It's all very well done and designed perfectly for younger kids to handle.

App Details

Did we miss something on diversity?

Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.

See all recommended app lists

Common Sense Media's unbiased ratings are created by expert reviewers and aren't influenced by the product's creators or by any of our funders, affiliates, or partners.

See how we rate