The Tree

Beautifully illustrated, The Tree is an old growth Douglas Fir that hears the bulldozers coming to end its life. With simple text inspired by a song, the tree reflects upon its life in the forest. "For eight hundred years I have lived here, through the wind, the fire and the snow…There's a river flowing near me, and I've watched that river change and grow." As the tree ponders who will enjoy such sacred beauty once it is gone, the bulldozers get closer. The tree is saved by the children, who encircle its trunk in their arms. This book is published by Illumination Arts, a company devoted to publishing "high quality, enlightening children's picture books with enduring, inspirational and spiritual values."