Lori Nichols’ enchanting debut features an irresistible, free-spirited, nature-loving little girl who greets the changing seasons and a new sibling with arms wide open.
When Maple is tiny, her parents plant a maple tree in her honor. She and her tree grow up together, and even though a tree doesn’t always make an ideal playmate, it doesn’t mind when Maple is in the mood to be loud—which is often. Then Maple becomes a big sister, and finds that babies have their loud days, too. Fortunately, Maple and her beloved tree know just what the baby needs.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
A cute story that honors nature and friendship
By Cats In Space
Before a little girl named Maple was born (“When she was still a whisper”), her parents planted a maple tree in her honor. As Maple grows, so does her tree. She loves to play with her tree, or simply watch its leaves dance. But Maple sometimes wishes she had someone else to play with. One day she is surprised to find a new tree growing…and a new baby on the way! Maple is going to be a big sister! And she will share with her sibling the joys of trees.When I stumbled across this book at the store this week, I read it and had to buy it. I loved this story of the friendship between a girl and her tree. The pictures are cute and warm and green and show the joys of being outside. I especially like the illustrations of Maple lying under the tree, looking up through the green leaves. I thought the author was very creative to use the growing of a new tree as a symbol for an upcoming birth. This book takes the usual new sibling story and gives it a wonderful, leaf-twirling spin. Maple will make you smile and want to take her home with you, too.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful.Beautiful story recommended for parents who want to instill a love of nature to their children
By Denis Vukosav
‘Maple’ written and nicely illustrated by Lori Nichols is a wonderful story about the changes and growing up, presented through the story of a young girl and a tree planted in honor of her birth.When our main character Maple was tiny baby, her parents planted a maple tree. And as time passes by, the two maples will grow side by side, passing through the good and bad days, happiness and sadness.And when Maple will grow up and learn much more about the children, her faithful silent tree friend will help her to go through delicate time for new baby in same way as the Maple and maple did together when they were both small…Lori Nichols drew and wrote a lovely picture book with a great message about growing up and all the changes that time has on our thinking, behavior and emotions. Although when it comes to tree that cannot talk and be a classic buddy, Maple will find in her tree a loyal friend who will follow her through all the years of growing up, with whom she had never been alone.The author nicely illustrated her picture book with the pictures of nature motives on a white background that will be extremely interesting to young readers from the third year onwards.Therefore this is a picture book for all those parents who want to instill a love of nature to their children, explaining to them that although at first glance trees do not look alive and cannot run and play with children, they are loyal friends who will accompany us patiently through the long years of growing up. And due to things said above, this beautiful picture book with a wonderful message can certainly be recommended for reading.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Great book
By patricia whitcomb
My daughter loved this book!!!! Her daughters name is Maple and they love reading it together. She had even planned on naming her next child Willow if a girl.
