A Tree is Nice, by Janice May Udry and illustrated by Marc Simont is a beautiful homily to the sacred power of trees told in a very down to earth fashion. Once you have listened to the story go outside and find some fine trees to be friends with. Go to childhood-culture-learning.org to read this week’s essay on progressive early childhood education. I hope you enjoy.
Another great book by Janice May Udry is “Let’s Be Enemies,” illustrated by Maurice Sendak https://biography.jrank.org/pages/738/Udry-Janice-May-1928.html
Marc Simont had a long and extraordinary career as an illustrator of children’s books. His signature quality as an illustrator is said to be “empathy.” Explore Marc Simont’s work more at https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=a-profile-of-marc-simont