Age: Picture Book (2-5)
Genre: Fiction
Before a
little girl named Maple was born (“When she was still a whisper”), her parents
planted a maple tree in her honor. As Maple grows, so does her tree. She loves
to play with her tree, or simply watch its leaves dance. But Maple sometimes
wishes she had someone else to play with. One day she is surprised to find a
new tree growing…and a new baby on the way! Maple is going to be a big sister! And
she will share with her sibling the joys of trees.
When I
stumbled across this book at the store this week, I read it and had to buy
it. I loved this story of the friendship
between a girl and her tree. The pictures are cute and warm and green and show
the joys of being outside. I especially like the illustrations of Maple lying
under the tree, looking up through the green leaves. I thought the author was
very creative to use the growing of a new tree as a symbol for an upcoming
birth. This book takes the usual new sibling story and gives it a wonderful,
leaf-twirling spin. Maple will make you smile and want to take her home with
you, too.
Bibliographic
Information:
Nichols,
Lori. Maple. New York, NY: Nancy Paulson Books, 2014.
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