![]() ![]() ![]() Black and white illustrations of birds, trees, and other animals break up the text. Applegate’s prose reads like a delicious, lyrical poem. Applegate infuses wit with overarching themes of friendship and acceptance, xenophobia and racism. Applegate bases Wishtree on the historical Irish tradition of the raggy tree.Īpplegate’s chapters are short. ![]() People in Red’s diverse neighborhood have nicknamed Red “Wishtree” and each 1st of May they adorn its limbs with scraps of paper, fabric, and other symbols. Wishtree’s narrator is a wise, 216-year-old oak tree named Red. I highly recommend adults and children alike read this fun and wise book. It has received many accolades, including being a 2017 New York Times bestseller.Īs a nature-lover, meaning I love to commune with nature, and think nature has a lot to teach humans, Wishtree speaks volumes to me. Wishtree is a beautifully crafted and lyrical YA chapter book by popular children’s book author, Katherine Applegate. The next minute you’re turning us into tables and tongue depressors.” - Red, the oak tree narrator of Wishtree “Trees have a rather complicated relationship with people, after all. ![]()
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