For graduates, for their parents, for anyone facing change, here is a gorgeously illustrated and stunningly heartfelt ode to the challenges of growing up and letting go.
As in Long\'s unaccountably profound books about Otis the tractor, a pure white background somehow adds to the depth.--The New York Times Book ReviewHe feels \'the harsh cold of winter, \' but soon grows tall and green, and it\'s not bad at all.
Season after season, Little Tree clings to his brown-leaved self until he can take a leap and shed his protection.
Understated and inviting, young readers will be entranced by Little Tree\'s difficult but ultimately rewarding journey.--Booklist, starred review Long\'s gentle but powerful story about a young Tree who holds tight to his leaves, even as everyone else lets theirs drop, takes on nothing less than the pain and sorrow of growing up. . .
Praise for Little Tree * The illustrations are beautifully rendered .
And he knows he has an important decision to make.
From #1 New York Times bestselling Loren Long comes a gorgeously-illustrated story that challenges each of us to have the courage to let go and to reach for the sun.
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.
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.
But not Little Tree--he hugs his leaves as tightly as he can.
One by one the other trees drop their leaves, facing the cold of winter head on.
Autumn arrives, and with it the cool winds that ruffle Little Tree\'s leaves.
Life is perfect just the way it is.
As in Long\'s unaccountably profound books about Otis the tractor, a pure white background somehow adds to the depth.--The New York Times Book Review 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. . . .
Long\'s gentle but powerful story about a young Tree who holds tight to his leaves, even as everyone else lets theirs drop, takes on nothing less than the pain and sorrow of growing up.
A story of the seasons and stepping stones as poignant for parents as for their kids, from the creator of Otis the tractor and illustrator of Love by Matt de la Pena.
For graduates, for their parents, for anyone facing change, here is a gorgeously illustrated and stunningly heartfelt ode to the challenges of growing up and letting go
