By Ken Wilson-Max, Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max
Publication Date: 2023
Description from Bookshop.org: Eve loves living next to a forest because it means being close to her favorite baobab trees. Doing her best to imitate them, Eve practices patience. She feeds and shelters birds, just as her beloved trees do, stretching toward the sky as if her arms were branches. Eve longs to communicate with the leafy giants she admires, and while she can’t become a tree, she can contribute to the beauty of the forest—just like her dad and grandma before her—by nurturing her very own baobab seedling. Thoughtful text, intimate illustrations, and abundant back matter gently introduce the concept of land stewardship and the joys of giving back. Ken Wilson-Max’s picture book companion to Astro Girl celebrates reciprocity while honoring our connection to our own branching family trees.
Joy for Books reviewer comments: "Reading this to my daughter as a bedtime story, the themes deeply resonated with our love of nature and the joy of being reunited with loved ones, even when the journey to see them is long. It is a beautiful story about generational connections, the enduring bonds of family, and our deep connection to the land. We really loved that the main character had a fro." (Ecological Literacy: promotes creating sustainable human communities through stewardship)
By Ken Wilson-Max, Illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max
Publication Date: 2023
Description from Bookshop.org: Eve loves living next to a forest because it means being close to her favorite baobab trees. Doing her best to imitate them, Eve practices patience. She feeds and shelters birds, just as her beloved trees do, stretching toward the sky as if her arms were branches. Eve longs to communicate with the leafy giants she admires, and while she can’t become a tree, she can contribute to the beauty of the forest—just like her dad and grandma before her—by nurturing her very own baobab seedling. Thoughtful text, intimate illustrations, and abundant back matter gently introduce the concept of land stewardship and the joys of giving back. Ken Wilson-Max’s picture book companion to Astro Girl celebrates reciprocity while honoring our connection to our own branching family trees.
Joy for Books reviewer comments: "Reading this to my daughter as a bedtime story, the themes deeply resonated with our love of nature and the joy of being reunited with loved ones, even when the journey to see them is long. It is a beautiful story about generational connections, the enduring bonds of family, and our deep connection to the land. We really loved that the main character had a fro." (Ecological Literacy: promotes creating sustainable human communities through stewardship)