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Tag: children’s books about trees
The Girl Who Saved Yesterday
Seeing the Woods and the Trees in 42 Picture Book Stories from Around the World
Trees are so much a part of our daily lives, whether we take them for granted or find ourselves fighting for their survival: so it is perhaps unsurprising that there are many stories from all over the world that feature trees, woods or forests as a central theme or ‘character’… …
Review: I Know the River Loves Me / Yo sé que el río me ama by Maya Christina Gonzalez
I Know the River Loves Me / Yo sé que el río me ama
by Maya …
Review: The Promise by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlin
The Promise
written by Nicola Davies, illustrated by Laura Carlin
(Walker Books, 2013)
Set in a grim, grey, arid urban landscape where ‘Nothing grew. Everything was …
Review: The Magic Formula by Ibrahima Ndiaye and Capucine Mazille
The Magic Formula
written by Ibrahima Ndiaye, illustrated by Capucine Mazille, translated by Rebecca Page
(Bakame Editions (Rwanda), 2011)
The Magic …
Interview: Illustrator Proiti Roy
Indian artist Proiti Roy has illustrated many picture books for children, as well as text books, book covers and magazine articles. Before ‘settling down to become an illustrator’, Proiti worked as a graphic designer in advertising …
Review: The Old Frangipani Tree at Flying Fish Point by Trina Saffioti and Maggie Prewett
The Old Frangipani Tree at Flying Fish Point
written by Trina Saffioti, illustrated by Maggie Prewett
(Magabala Books, 2008)
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Review: Bulbuli’s Bamboo by Mita Bordoloi and Proiti Roy
Bulbuli’s Bamboo
written by Mita Bordoloi, illustrated by Proiti Roy
(Tulika Publishers, 2012)
Everything in Bulbuli’s house is made of …
Review: The Elephant and the Tree by Jin Pyn Lee
The Elephant and the Tree
by Jin Pyn Lee
(Epigram Books and Ele Books LLP (Singapore), …
Review: Picture a Tree by Barbara Reid
Picture a Tree
by Barbara Reid
(North Winds Press, Scholastic Canada, 2011)
‘There is more than one way to picture a tree.’ So begins …