CALDECOTT MEDAL WINNER – 1957
Janice May Udry, author
Marc Simont, illustrator
New York: HarperCollins, 1956
30 pp.
Age: 2+
Interests: trees, nature, ecology
Trees are very nice. They fill up the sky.
A list of all the good things about trees. From branches to climb on and leaves to rake, to the nice rustling sound, to shade for picnics and a good place to lean your hoe, all aspects of trees are considered and appreciated. They are even given credit for providing sticks for drawing in the sand.
Written in childlike prose, this is a good starting point for thoughtful discussions about trees, and plants, and nature in general. It ends with planting a tree …
Every day for years and YEARS you watch the little tree grow. You say to people, “I planted that tree.”
They wish they had one so they go home and plant a tree too.
A terrific book for Earth Day!
Rarest Kind of Best 