Books with title The Little Maple Tree

Little Tree almost didn't have a home. Maria picked him up at the nursery on a whim, but he soon grew into a strong tree and became a part of the family. Despite the struggles to grow as big as the other trees in the yard, weathering a dangerous thunder storm, and surviving the looming threat of the insurance man, Little Tree stays rooted firmly in his family's hearts through perseverance and faith.

In the field, near a big old oak tree, a squirrel dropped an acorn. During the winter, the sun shone, the rain fell, and the wind blew. By spring, the acorn had split, and pushed up a tiny shoot...This pastoral tale follows the progress of the little oak tree from sapling to big oak. It tells of the forces of nature and the struggle to survive against all the odds.

Dapper is a little spruce tree protected by his parents deep in the forest. He witnesses his cousin pines being selected as Christmas Trees and is driven to be one too. Nature surrounds him and he appreciates the beauty of his surroundings. But Dapper doubts himself. Not getting selected for this years Christmas devastates him. He will be too old for next year. What is his purpose he wonders? His family is supportive as they teach him about other uses for spruce trees but Dapper is not satisfied. Yet Dappers' journey has not begun, travel with him while it occurs. Once it does he goes through a magical process bringing him to a place he could never have dreamed of. Being more important than a Christmas Tree, is in his future....

This is a short story, with pen and ink illustrations by the author, about a small pine tree which was cut down as a Christmas tree. It was very small and not mature or filled out with fine branches and needles like the other trees being cut down for sale in the city. It is a story of rejection by the public of the little, not fully grown, tree and its eventual triumph. The book is child friendly and an illustration leads each paragraph. The images are simple and a child can easily follow the story just by looking at the illustrations.