The Red Tree

A picture book filled with comfort and hope, reminding children that bad thoughts and feelings don't last forever. "The Red Tree" is a book about emotions—those feelings that can't always be expressed in simple words.

This is a perfect book to soothe worries during stressful times.

A little girl wakes to find black leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to overwhelm her. "Sometimes you wake up and there is nothing to look forward to..." As she wanders through a complicated, confusing, and alien world, she is surrounded by a myriad of emotions.

Just when hope seems entirely lost, the girl returns to her bedroom to find a small red sapling has grown, filling the room with a warm glow.

As an allegory, "The Red Tree" attempts to remind us that while some bad feelings are unavoidable, they are always tempered by hope. From the internationally acclaimed Kate Greenaway Medal, Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, and Academy Award winner, Shaun Tan.