Saturday, March 21, 2020

Tree Song by Tiffany Stone (Children's Picture Book Review)

I received an ecopy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.


Tree Song
Written by Tiffany Stone
Art by Holly Hatam
Published by Annick Press
on April 2018
Genre: Children's, Picture Books
Length: 32 pages
Ages: 4 - 7 years

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Synopsis:
Listen to the music of the trees. This joyful book follows the life cycle of a tree as it grows from seedling to mature tree and finally gives way to a new sapling. At every stage of the tree's life, children are seen playing under its branches. Each season brings with it new sounds, whether it's the chirping of birds in the spring or the flitter flutter of leaves in the fall. As well as a home for animals, the tree provides a canopy for a summer picnic and a perfect place to hang a swing. Most important of all, when old age fells the tree, it provides an acorn from which a new tree will grow. Colorful illustrations with lots of small details will capture the attention of young readers, while the lyrical text makes this an ideal read-aloud book. It can also serve as the perfect introduction to nature's life cycles.


Our Thoughts:

Tree Song is a beautiful lyrical poem paired with soft but detailed illustrations of children in outdoor settings in every season and the lifecycle of trees, starting with a seed.

It begins with the wind blowing seeds (acorns) from the trees, and as the seasons pass, the seed sprouts and grows into a sapling and eventually an oak tree. The forest teems with life and the trees sing for those willing to listen.

This is a celebration of trees and their beauty throughout the seasons as well as the life cycle of trees and their importance to us. 


I really enjoyed this as a read-aloud. It was calming and almost meditative in its rhythm and somehow made me feel like I was right in the middle of a magical season-changing forest listening to the wind blowing in the leaves!

My kiddo thinks this should be my new favorite picture book because I love trees and their 'song'. She enjoyed learning that acorns are seeds that can grow into trees!



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