The Book Tree
Paul Czajak author Rashin Kheiriyeh illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Barefoot Books Ltd
Published:1st Feb '20
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
When young Arlo accidentally drops a book on the Mayor’s head, the Mayor decides books are dangerous and destroys all the books in town! But thanks to Arlo’s imagination and perseverance, the Mayor finds that suppressing stories cannot stop them from blossoming more beautifully than ever. This timely allegorical tale will be a useful tool for starting conversations with children about the power of activism and the written word.
"This story’s optimistic view of creativity and resistance is fairly irresistible" — Kirkus Reviews
"...shines a light on the importance of the written word, creativity, and the idea that even censorship cannot stop ideas from growing and blooming... a beautiful book with a beautiful message" — Emily Golightly, ESL Teacher, President of the Crystal Coast Reading Council
"This delicate and subversive little parable of a book, with its lyrical text and anarchic pictures, is just what we need in today's world" — Jane Yolen, award-winning children's author
"A lovely work of art from the embossed title on the cover to the beautiful book-filled endpapers" — Writers' Rumpus
"A powerful tribute to the power of books" – Books My Kids Read
ISBN: 9781782859963
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
32 pages