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Tree Soup Tree Soup Joel Stewart "Stanley Wells is sleeping in the caravan at the bottom of the garden of his new house. He awakes at the sound of an odd whooooomphing noise and goes to investigate. There appear to be new trees in t… OL14951650W
Circles of hope Circles of hope Karen Lynn Williams After many futile attempts to plant a tree in honor of his new baby sister, a young Haitian boy discovers the perfect solution. OL15124997W
The Little Fir Tree The Little Fir Tree Margaret Wise Brown A lonely little fir tree, standing by itself at the edge of the forest, has its life transformed when a father takes it home to serve as a living Christmas tree for his bedridden son. OL151875W
Little friends Little friends Onur Tukel Best friends Sara and Louisa are drawn into a friendship with their neighbor Barry, who rarely speaks with anyone, as they all enjoy playing near the huge old tree at the top of the hill. OL16175880W
The apple tree's discovery The apple tree's discovery Peninnah Schram A little apple tree in the middle of a forest of majestic oaks longs to have stars in its branches as the tall oak trees seem to have, but God says that the apple tree should be satisfied with what i… OL16652215W
The Olive Tree The Olive Tree Elsa Marston The house next door to Sameer's had been empty for as long as he could remember. The family had gone away when the war began. But now they were back, and he was ready to have fun with his new playmat… OL17335094W
The voice from the Mendelsohn's maple The voice from the Mendelsohn's maple Mary C. Ryan Penny's expectations of a long boring summer are exploded when she meets an elderly, practically naked, woman in a tree and soon finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving the Beacon Manor Senior… OL17744053W
Out of the way! Out of the way! Out of the way! Out of the way! Uma Krishnaswami When a boy spots a young tree in the middle of the path that runs through the village, he puts rocks around the base of the tree to protect the tree from being trampled. OL18175055W
The crooked tree The crooked tree Esther Bender Over a period of two hundred years, a tree grows thick and crooked, affecting and affected by both animals and humans, but never ceasing to grow. OL1885976W
The Cobweb Christmas The Cobweb Christmas Shirley Climo Long ago in Germany, an old woman cleans her house and decorates her Christmas tree, hoping that this year she will witness some special Christmas Eve magic. OL1952046W
The secret tree The secret tree Natalie Standiford After sixth grader Minty discovers a secret tree with a hollow trunk that holds the secrets of everyone in the neighborhood, Raymond, a new boy drawn to the tree and Minty start watching their neighb… OL19667926W
Irene's wish Irene's wish Jerdine Nolen "From award-winning author Jerdine Nolen comes a tale of a little girl who wishes for her father to be home more, but she never expects her wish to come true the way it does"-- OL19988431W
When Sophie's feelings are really, really hurt When Sophie's feelings are really, really hurt Molly Bang In addition to the book's subtle art lesson (imagine the skies of Vincent van Gogh, for example), readers have the opportunity to compare and contrastall the paintings done in Sophie's class. In the … OL20009037W
Nickelodeon 5-Minute Christmas Stories Nickelodeon 5-Minute Christmas Stories Random House 152 pages : 27 cm OL20218755W
The never-ending greenness The never-ending greenness Neil Waldman When his family comes to live in Israel after the end of World War II, a young boy begins planting and caring for trees, a practice that spreads across the whole country. OL2040011W
The magic pear tree The magic pear tree Rosie Dickins Shen doesn't like to share anything - especially not his yummy pears. Can a hungry beggar teach him a little kindness? OL20941637W
The Alphabet Tree The Alphabet Tree Leo Lionni After a storm blows some of them away, the letters on the alphabet tree learn from a strange bug to be stronger by forming words, then a caterpillar comes along and tells them that words are not enou… OL2162455W
The singing ringing tree The singing ringing tree Selina Hastings A prince seeks the Singing Ringing Tree to please a vain and selfish princess so she will marry him, but the quest is dangerous and results in great misery for both before true love puts everything t… OL2408205W
The fir tree The fir tree Lilli Carre The life of a little fir tree who, when discarded, recalls with nostalgia its two glorious moments: being a beautiful fir and being a brightly-lit Christmas tree. OL24265170W
Hurricane Hurricane David Wiesner The morning after a hurricane, two brothers find an uprooted tree which becomes a magical place, transporting them on adventures limited only by their imaginations. OL2971048W
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