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Reviewed by Amy Raines for Readers' Favorite
The Child and the Tree: A Tale for Better Times is a children’s picture story by Nohra Bernal and illustrated by Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira. Walking across the sand, a little girl discovered a tree that seemed so small and helpless. She was surprised to hear it tell her that it was much older than it looked. Sand storms, bad weather, and time itself had hidden the tree’s trunk beneath the surface of the desert. The girl became friends with the tree and began asking it questions about the life it had led. Each storm that came made the little girl wonder if her tree had made it through the chaos that nature had unleashed. Was there a way she could help the tree weather the storms? What if it got hurt and was there anything that she could do to help her tree and others like it?
I loved The Child and the Tree. Nohra Bernal has created a beautiful tale that conveys many significant meanings concerning the lives of immigrants and refugees. The message about the beauty of forging a bond of friendship under the most unusual of circumstances is important for anyone of any age to understand. The illustrations by Rubén Rodríguez Ferreira are brilliant depictions of the text. My favorite aspect of this story is how it encourages the reader to find some seeds and plant them, regardless of where they live or how long they will be there. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a short story that is meant for kids but can also hold an adult's attention. I will be on the lookout for future works like this by Bernal and Ferreira.
