Only the Trees Know
By Jane Whittingham @picture.book.jane
Illustrated by Cinyee Chiu @ccinyee
Only the Trees Know is about waiting and curiosity.
Winter has been long, and Little Rabbit feels like it's never going to end. He doesn't like being patient, and begins to ask everyone around him when Spring will be arriving. When he's told to ask the trees, they don't seem to give him any answers... yet.
I like that this book subtly explores things like hibernation and migration in the middle of its beautiful figurative language. From the very first page the alliteration and metaphors make this a great classroom read for kids learning about writing poetry.
Cinyee Chiu's artwork is soft and captures Little Rabbit's journey from different angles and perspectives. We see a close up glint in his eye on one page and a bird's eye view of him in the forest on another. I appreciate these shifts, as Little Rabbit is also learning to look at the forest from a new perspective, to see and hear the clues of Spring.
I borrowed this book from the public library - opinions are my own. Published by @kidscanpress
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