I fell in love with
Maple, the book and the character, on page one. Maple is an endearing little girl who is named for the Maple tree planted in her honor before she was born. The story follows Maple as she grows through the years and the changing seasons with the tree as her constant friend. When she is too noisy mom and dad send her outside to play by her tree. She sings to, sways with and sometimes pretends to be a tree. She loves her tree but wishes sometimes she had a real play mate. Then, one Spring day as she is playing under the shade of the tree she is surprised by a newly planted sapling, and then even more surprised to learn she is going to be a big sister. She is delighted with her baby sister. And when she is too noisy
(quite often) takes her outside to play and rest beneath the tree's dancing leaves.
Lori Nichol's debut picture book is short, sweet and simple enough to hold the attention of two year olds even if you skip most of the words and make up your own story by looking at the pictures. Older preschoolers will enjoy the full text and softly drawn and colored illustrations. Now to find out what Maple's baby sister is named
(hint: think trees) pick up a copy of the book at your local library.
And if you are curious about the author/illustrator check out her blog at
http://lorinicholsblog.blogspot.com/
Miss Julie
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