Using marvellous illustrations and descriptive, lyrical language, the Clare Saxby has used this tree as the main character in this picture book, naturally titled Tree. The story begins with a view of the forest from above. It is a misty morning, but one tree stands...
This wonderfully simplistic tale, The Shade Tree has shades of ancient stories. It talks about greed, sharing, nature and good defeating evil. The story revolves around the shade that a large tree gives. The villagers like to lie under the tree to revive in the...
The bright colours and simple designs that tell the story I’ll Take Care of You in this large picture book, which just sings with exuberance. The book is a delight to browse through before you start the story. When the reader begins the text, they discover that the...
This whimsical little story from Alison McLennan and Melissa Johns, Growing Pains uses the analogy of planting a small tree to tell the story of growing up and how the body, just like the tree, changes and sometime jiggles and aches as bones grow longer and stronger....
In Pear of Hope the wonderful symbolism of pear tree has been used to show the circle of life and with life, hope. Anna loved the pear tree that grew at the bottom of her garden. It was very old and just perfect for climbing, having adventures in and enjoying the...
Isla’s Family Tree is a quirky little story about getting ready for the addition of a new baby in a home where the number one child is the centre of attention. Isla is not at all sure this new baby is the right thing at all to have in the house, as she feels it or as...
In a delicately woven story of love and loss Lynne Jenkins and Kirrili Lonergan, along with their beloved friends Loppy, a LAC and Curley Calmster, help small children everywhere learn about so much in their life that is important and helps little ones understand the...
Based on the time old and much-loved Yuletide rhyme, ‘T’was the night before Christmas’, Chris Naylor-Ballesteros takes us on a very different Christmas story, with The Lonely Christmas Tree who was high on a snow-clad hill, feeling sad and very lonely. He was cold...
Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, who are widely known throughout the world of books and authors as a formidable team, whom between them can come up with some very plausible, but absolutely crazy plots that capture the imagination and become runway best sellers, have...
