Today,
I’m delighted to share NELL PLANTS A TREE by Anne Wynter with illustrations by
Daniel Miyares.
This
heartwarming story celebrates the way a single act, nurturing a pecan sprout,
can influence a family across time. When
Nell finds a newly sprouted pecan seed, her curiosity inspires a series of
decisions—planting the seed, watering the sapling, and finally planting the
young tree. The maturing tree mirrors Nell’s growth from child to grandmother
in this imaginative weaving of past and present.
Wynter’s cleverly structures the text around the notion of what had to happen in the past to create opportunities in the present—Before there’s a pie to savor, a nest of baby birds to admire, or a tree to climb—Nell tends a seed and plants a tree.
Miyares' warm, detailed paintings move from elegantly simple to richly detailed. From the first page to the last, the images perfectly reflect and enrich the lyrical text.
This thoughtful tribute to the value of trees immediately reminded me of the first two lines of the poem by Lucy Larcom, "He who plants a tree. Plants a hope." NELL PLANTS A TREE offers multiple opportunities to inspire a discussion of trees—their value in nature and their importance in the everyday life of people.
Recommended for home and school libraries.
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