A Tree Is Nice

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…

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Earthworm

The story of the week is Earthworm, written by Andrienne Soutter-Perrot and illustrated by Etienne Delessert. Soutter-Perrot wrote many different titles in the  My First Nature Book Series including: Cow,…

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Loving the Earth

The story of the week is Love the Earth by Julian Lennon and  illustrated by Smiljana Coh. I love the lush illustrations, the straightforward, gentle insistent text, the overall message of taking…

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The Tree of Life

The story of the week  is the folktale The Tree of Life, a Tu B’Shevat Tale from Israel ( Tu B’Shevat means the Jewish New Year for Trees, when trees…

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