"Explores in words and pictures different ways of seeing and experiencing trees"--

"In an alternate past--or possible future--a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to survive and thrive. The growing population becomes ever more industrious and clever, bending nature itself to their will and their ambition:...

Norman, a porcupine whose best friend is a tree named Mildred, begins to feel jealous when another tree grows close to Mildred and acts out against the new tree.

"Sycamore seed siblings Merwin and Louise must use their wits and imaginations to navigate a mysterious and often dangerous world, filled with talking plants, monsters, meteors, and the fear of never finding the right conditions to set down roots and become big trees"--

"From 1775 to the present, the landscape around a lone oak tree goes through significant changes"--

A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.

A boy describes how he, his grandfather, and the rest of his family work on their tree farm throughout the year to prepare Christmas trees.

Violet and Rose organize a protest to save the big oak tree in Clover Park.

When his favorite tree begins to lose its leaves, Fletcher the fox worries that it is sick, but instead a magical sight is in store for him.

A family finds a way to preserve the feeling of Christmas into the new year by filling a basket with the pine needles from the Christmas tree.