Tess’s Tree

Submitted by Tess from Lexington Park!
I will freely admit the first thing that drew me to Tess’s Tree by Jess M. Brallier, with illustrations by Peter H. Reynolds, is that my name is in the title. Besides my name, it also features trees, which I like, and a little girl with dark hair and bangs, just like me! But I’m not blogging about it for those reasons. I wanted to feature Tess’s Tree here because it has the potential to be a very important book in your child’s life. The book is about a little girl named Tess, and a tree that she loves very much, but more importantly the story is about coping with loss. See, Tess’s tree needs to be chopped down, and to help her mourn, a funeral is held for the tree. When Tess sees how many people cared for her tree, and that her tree lived a long, happy life, she feels better, and is able to let go of sad feelings, and say a proper goodbye. See this book listed in our catalog