The day they took me out of my home and loaded me onto a truck changed everything. I went from living surrounded by nature, with my brothers, to ending up girdled by towering buildings in a polluted, noisy city. I was homesick. Accepting that change was extremely difficult, but then I started to realize that the city was not that bad after all.
A friendly gardener took care of me. He watered my soil, gave me fertilizer, and trimmed my dry branches so that a pair of finches could nest in them. I began to feel very useful, as I gave people my shade, my oxygen, and my gently-flavored seeds. I soon understood that hope and love could manifest anywhere in the world, so I decided to put down roots.
A story that invites us to see adversities as opportunities, and to trust that changes, despite surprising us, can help us grow.
| ISBN: | 9788419464590 |
| Publication date: | 20th June 2024 |
| Author: | Daniel Cañas |
| Illustrator: | Blanca Millán |
| Publisher: | Cuento de Luz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing Children’s picture books Animal Stories |
Awarded at the 2022 Moonbeam Children's Awards GOLD medal - Winner of the 2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards. Moving to a new city can be a heartbreaking experience, but also an opportunity to grow.
Memories of a Birch Tree features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Ecosystems, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Children’s picture books, Animal Stories
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Memories of a Birch Tree was written by Daniel Cañas and published by Cuento de Luz