Books like The Tale of Three Trees
By Angela Elwell Hunt
For the kid who's just starting to ask big questions about purpose and faith, this quiet retelling gives them a story to hold onto. Gentle, reflective, quietly reverent — a story that unfolds slowly and lands with weight.
A merman searching for a partner in the deep sea and a fisherman wondering what waits beyond the horizon find each other under a star-filled sky, and their love changes both worlds.
A stuffed toy rabbit longs to become Real through the love of the boy who owns him, even as he grows shabbier and worn — until the fear of being thrown away threatens everything.
When her Chinese immigrant parents pull the car over to gather wild watercress from a muddy Ohio ditch, a young girl feels only embarrassment — until her mother's story about their family's past in China changes how she sees the plant, and her family.
A king adopts a family of orphans, who each try to win his approval with gifts and displays of talent — until one simply chooses to spend time with him instead.
A lonely little girl finds a star that has fallen out of the sky and becomes its friend, but when the star grows sick, she must decide whether to let it go home.
A poor man named Isaac dreams three times of a treasure hidden under a bridge by the royal palace, and sets out alone on a long journey to find out if the dream is true.
A bear cub finds a piano in the forest and, drawn back again and again, teaches himself to play beautiful music — then must choose between city fame and the friends who love him at home.
A little boy who loves the tangerine dress in his classroom's dress-up center is taunted by classmates who say dresses are for girls and astronauts don't wear them — until he builds his own spaceship and invites them aboard.
A family leaves the comfortable, familiar house they love and moves somewhere new, discovering that home is really the people you share it with.
A boy returns with his family to their yearly camping spot at Mountain Pond, but this trip is different — he's headed into first grade, and a tiger has appeared in the woods.
A gentle picture book imagines Cat Heaven, where beloved cats run through fields of sweet grass, play with favorite toys, and are cared for by angels who rub their noses and ears.
A boy flies a single-propeller plane he finds in his closet all the way to outer space, but running out of fuel forces a risky landing on the dark, monster-rumored moon — where he meets a stranded young Martian just as lost and alone.
