Big Tree (novel)

Big Tree is a children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. In the book a personified 5,000-year-old giant sequoia tells its life story.[1] The novel was first published in 1946 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947.[2] It may have been inspired by the Wawona Tree.

First edition (publ. Viking Press)

See also

References
  1. The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, second edition, 2001, p. 146
  2. "Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present". American Library Association. Archived from the original on 29 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
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