Today I am delighted to share Little Tree by Loren Long, while geared towards children this book has a message for everyone facing change or letting go. Beautifully illustrated, this delightful tale is one that will sit among the classics. Grab a cup of tea and discover Little Tree.
by Loren Long
Genres: Childrens
Pages: 40
Source: BEA
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In the middle of a little forest, there lives a Little Tree who loves his life and the splendid leaves that keep him cool in the heat of long summer days. Life is perfect just the way it is.
Autumn arrives, and with it the cool winds that ruffle Little Tree's leaves. One by one the other trees drop their leaves, facing the cold of winter head on. But not Little Tree—he hugs his leaves as tightly as he can. Year after year Little Tree remains unchanged, despite words of encouragement from a squirrel, a fawn, and a fox, his leaves having long since turned brown and withered. As Little Tree sits in the shadow of the other trees, now grown sturdy and tall as though to touch the sun, he remembers when they were all the same size. And he knows he has an important decision to make.
Little Tree by Loren Long is a beautifully illustrated story of a young tree afraid of change, who despite encouragement from wilderness friends refuses to let go. Simplistic and yet poignant this simple tale made me tear up as I read it to Sophia. While the message was lost on one so young, children five to one hundred and two can find relevance to this tale and identify with the tree. So clever how the author used a tree to share her message. Everyone faces change and it can be frightening especially when you don’t have control over it or the outcome is unknown. I loved this story and it is my wish that it finds its way into every library, home, and classroom bookshelf. It is the perfect gift to give to anyone who is facing change.
- Age Range: 5 – 8 years
- Grade Level: Kindergarten – 3
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Bookworm Brandee
It looks like a beautifully illustrated book and it sounds like it has a great message. 🙂 I’m glad you nabbed another good book to share with Princess Sophia. 😀
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Brandee 🙂
ShootingStarsMag
This sounds like such a lovely picture book. Thanks for sharing! I like the look of the illustrations.
-Lauren
kimbacaffeinate
I was glad to have picked it up at BEA Lauren 🙂
Angela Adams
Adorable! Thanks for the post!!
kimbacaffeinate
You are welcome Angela.
Katherine
This looks lovely! I love the message and the simple illustrations.
kimbacaffeinate
It really is a gem Katherine 🙂
Emily Alfano
This sounds adorable! I know some kiddos who would love to read something like this! Thanks for sharing!
kimbacaffeinate
It really is Emily. Hope you share with them 🙂
kindlemom1
Wonderful book Kim, glad you were able to share it with the princess!
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Ali. Can you believe in just 7-8 weeks I will be sharing with the Prince too?
Tyler H. Jolley
Very cute. I really like the simple, clean illustrations.
kimbacaffeinate
Thanks Tyler 🙂
Quinn's Book Nook
As a children’s librarian I know a lot of picture books. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen this one before. I adore the illustrations, though. I’m going to put this on hold once I get to work this morning.
kimbacaffeinate
I was so happy to pick this up at BEA Quinn. It really is lovely
Berls
Sounds wonderful! I’ll have to see if I can get my hands on a copy soon, so this would be perfect for our fall unit we’ve got going on right now. Thanks for sharing!
kimbacaffeinate
My pleasure. I hope you are able to add it to your classroom. Might be good one for discussing the move to 1st grade and a new teacher.