Tove Under the Tree
$39.29
- Hardcover
80 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2025
Summary
A child’s courage and creativity save a fallen tree in this gentle young chapter book about empathy, resilience, community, and our indelible bond with nature.
There was a tickle at the top of her head… . Tove’s brain vibrated like a phone. The little branch was asking for permission to grow. Tove straightened. “Yes, please grow,” she said. Just like that, her head accepted and welcomed the branch’s polite, exploring baby roots.
For as long as Tove can remember, the giant ficu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781536232813 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1536232815 |
| Author: | Larissa Theule, Julie Benbassat |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 386g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 162mm x 236mm |
| Audience Age: | 6-9 |
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Critics Review
Employing quirky humor and an eclectic, accepting sense of both community and individuality, Theule (Mouseboat) blurs fantasy and reality to consider themes of ecological interdependence.
—Publishers Weekly
Theule’s simple prose is delightfully deliberate, making a rather surreal concept seem nearly normal. Benbassat’s accompanying illustrations are cozy in tone; scenes that might otherwise seem scary or strange… . A delightfully quirky tale about standing up for urban nature.
—Kirkus Reviews
An admirable message of embracing nature and one’s neighbors… . Recommended for patient, nature-loving readers.
—School Library Journal
Larissa Theule
Larissa Theule is the author of several books for children, including Fat and Bones, a collection of linked short stories for middle-grade readers; Concrete: From the Ground Up, illustrated by Steve Light; Kafka and the Doll, illustrated by Rebecca Green; How Do You Do?, illustrated by Gianna Marino; Born to Ride: A Story About Bicycle Face, illustrated by Kelsey Garrity-Riley; and A Way with Wild Things, illustrated by Sara Palacios. The idea for Tove Under the Tree grew out of a painting titled Under the Tree by postmodern Superflat artist Yoshitomo Nara. Larissa Theule has lived in many different parts of the world and now lives in Southern California with her family and dog.
Julie Benbassat is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and an award-winning illustrator and painter. Her work has been exhibited numerous times, and she has done design, illustration, and animation work for a wide range of clients, including NPR, McSweeney’s, the New York Times, the Cartoon Network, and boom! Comics. Her book credits include There’s That Sun Again by Mk Smith Despres, The Book from Far Away by Bruce Handy, The Screaming Hairy Armadillo by Matthew and Steve Murrie, and You be You! by Jonathan Branfman. Julie Benbassat lives in Philadelphia.
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