Maple

Maple written and illustrated by Lori Nichols

Genre: Award winner (Giverny)

This book came highly recommended to me by my second grader, and it's easy to understand why.  A sweet story, Maple is about a girl--Maple--and the maple tree her parents planted for her when she was "just a whisper".  It's also about the arrival of Maple's little sister Willow (for whom a tree was also planted), and Maple's difficulty adjusting to having a loud new member of the family.  Maple doesn't know how to make Willow happy, until one day she lays underneath her maple tree with Willow, and looking up at the branches together, they find some peace and joy.  The book is simply and beautifully illustrated, relatively short (great for story time), and a delight for younger readers.  I loved it.

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