Leo's Tree
PreSchool-Grade 2–A simple rhyming text describes baby Leo and "his" linden tree, planted soon after his birth. The boy and the sapling spin cycles of seasons, both growing and changing, until the arrival of a baby sister requires a new tree to be planted next to Leo's. Soft watercolors gently record the child's and the linden's progress in careful step with the text. Team this peaceful, satisfying offering with Janice May Udry's quietA Tree Is Nice(HarperCollins, 1956) and Harry Behn's poeticTrees(Holt, 1992; o.p.) for a comforting extension.–Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NYCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.