The edition I have has black and white line drawings and could be used as a meditative colouring book. For such an apparently simple book it has multiple layers. It is a simple story of a child growing. It could be used to reflect on different types of love e.g. the giving love and the need love. It is an environmental tale of what happens when destructive tendencies prevail. There are 7 blank sides of paper at the end of my copy which leads me to the possibility of writing after the words “the end” “… of the beginning”. Trees will normally send up suckers from their roots , so why not use these pages to write what happens as that begins. A book of fascinating possibilities, I have read of people throwing this book out after one reading, please don’t. (Apart from the environmental damage ). Read it again after a few years and see how it has changed. Read full review
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I bought this book because reviews online said it teaches children values of money/unconditional love. There’s 2 ways to interpret this book; The first is unconditional from who I interpret to be Mother Nature who gives everything she has to a little boy. The second is I suppose abusing the person who loves you. The little boy only comes back to the tree when he needs something.
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Very good book and carries a deeper meaning which will help children really appreciate their mother x
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She was curious about the story and I think it was marvellous! Meaningful to kids and adults.
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