Only A Tree Knows How To Be A Tree
by Mary Murphy

This gorgeous book celebrates the fact that we are all unique and we all have something special to share with the world.

The joyful pages take us on a tour of some of the wonders of nature and show us how they contribute to our lives. From trees and oceans to dogs and birds, everything on earth has something wonderful to offer and every single one is different. Every tree is different and every bird is different – and only a tree knows how to be a tree, and only a bird knows how to be a bird.

But what about people? There are billions of us on earth and we all function in pretty much the same way – but each of us is unique. We all have different thoughts and feelings – and only you know how to be you.

I love how this one promotes self-love and encourages children to think about who they are and who the want to be. The bold and brightly-coloured illustrations are glorious and feature a wonderfully diverse mix of children each expressing themselves in their own way.

We’ve had some lovely discussions around the central theme, along with some rather silly ones about what would happen if a bird tried to be a tree or a dog tried to be the ocean!

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