National Love a Tree Day
The CBC Holidays Series explores stories that relate to specific holidays so that kid, and adult, readers can celebrate in the best way… with a good book!
On National Love a Tree Day (May 16), we show our appreciation for trees and what they provide for us. From oxygen for us to breathe, fruit to eat, and shade to lie under on a sunny day, trees are constantly giving. So why not show a little love in return by reading and learning more about trees this week!
Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes by Roshani Chokshi (Disney Publishing Group) — Fiction, Prose, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Action / Adventure, Series, ages 7-12.
Be Thankful for Trees: A tribute to the many & surprising ways trees relate to our lives by Harriet Ziefert, illus. Brian Fitzgerald (Red Comet Press) — Nonfiction, Board Book, Science, Poetry, ages 4-6.
The Giving Tree written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein (HarperCollins) — Fiction, Picture Book, Concepts, ages 4-6.
Little Lulu: The Little Girl Who Could Talk to Trees by John Stanley (Drawn and Quarterly) — Fiction, Graphic Novel, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Series, ages 7-12.
The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story by Jonah Winter, illus. Jeanette Winter (Simon & Schuster / Beach Lane Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, ages 0-3.
Mi Árbol Doblado (My Bent Tree Bilingual) by Kathy Brodsky, illus. Cameron Bennett (Helpingwords / Kathy Brodsky) — Fiction, Picture Book, Diversity, Spanish, ages 4-6.
Science Comics: Trees: Kings of the Forest by Andy Hirsch (Macmillan) — Nonfiction, Graphic Novel, Science, ages 7-12.
The Things That I LOVE About TREES by Chris Butterworth, illus. Charlotte Voake (Candlewick Press) — Fiction, Picture Book, Concepts, Science, Animals, ages 4-6.
Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book by Britta Teckentrup (Penguin Random House / Doubleday) — Fiction, Picture Book, Concepts, Science, Animals, ages 4-6.
The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins, illus. Jill McElmurry (Simon & Schuster / Beach Lane Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir, History, ages 4-6.
Trees Make Perfect Pets by Paul Czajak, illus. Cathy Gendron (Sourcebooks / Jabberwocky) — Fiction, Picture Book, Animals, Science, ages 4-6.
This Very Tree: A Story of 9/11, Resilience, and Regrowth by Sean Rubin (Macmillan) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir, History, Science, ages 4-6.
Under the Canopy: Trees Around the World by Iris Volant, illus. Cynthia Alonso (Nobrow / Flying Eye Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Background / Culture, Science, ages 7-12.
Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story From Africa written and illustrated by Jeanette Winter (HarperCollins / Clarion Books) — Nonfiction, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir, Background / Culture, ages 4-6.
Yara’s Tawari Tree (Yara’s Rainforest Book 1) by Yossi Lapid (Lapid Children’s Books) — Fiction, Picture Book, Diversity, Animals, Series, ages 4-6.
Join National Love a Tree Day by reading a book!
List compiled by CBC’s resident holiday expert, Sommer Wissner. Check out other CBC Holiday book lists on our blog.
