Katherine Applegate, Wishtree pg 24Īs much as I adored this book, my kids loved it, too. Proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope. She had wonderful advice about the virtues of the hollows in her trunk. Red is optimistic and endearing and not quite what you would expect a very old tree to be. And if all you hear is the whisper of leave, don’t worry. I had no idea that only one percent of a tree is ever alive at any one time (pg 35).
And it was nothing short of magic to hear a tree tell us fascinating biology facts that I had never heard before as we watched the beautiful forest go by out the window. I felt like the forest itself was talking to us as we drove under some of the biggest trees in the world. Listening to Red, the tree, tell her story made the forest around us come alive. I had no idea that Wishtree was told from the perspective of a tree. We listened to the audiobook and followed along in the book as we drove among the huge trees. It must have been fate to find Wishtree at the library right before our road trip to the Redwoods. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experiences as a wishtree are more important than ever. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this "wishtree" watches over the neighborhood. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"-people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Red is an oak tree who is many rings old.
Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories.
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