Bright, boldly colored art helps to tell the story of a tree much loved by both the local wildlife and their neighboring humans. When one spring the tree doesn’t come back to life and its existence is threatened, the animals gather the experts and artists from the human community to find a way to preserve it. It is a sweet imaginative story made all the more poignant by the author’s note telling of the true story behind this tree. Children will delight in its reading and will probably decide that chipmunks would make wonderful friends. This would be the story time book that kids will ask for again and again if only to hear about the clever forest creatures.

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This lovely story is based on a real one. A tree is a home to many happy animals. Even humans can love a tree. But what do you do when a tree is considered “unsafe” or is no longer happy and green and leafy? You build a treehouse. I love that this is based on a real family, and a real tree. The story and the illustrations are lovely.
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In this book, a very special tree is taken care of by animals and community members. When it ages and becomes unsafe, the entire community (animals included) works together to take care of it and to bring it back to health. ( )