Big Tree (novel) explained

Big Tree is a children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. In the book a personified 5,000-year-old giant sequoia tells its life story.^[1] The novel was first published in 1946 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947.^[2] It may have been inspired by the Wawona Tree.

See also

• 1946 in literature

Notes and References

1. The Newbery Companion by John Thomas Gillespie and Corinne J. Naden, second edition, 2001, p. 146
2. Web site: Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present . . 2009-12-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091129061834/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal.cfm. 29 November 2009 . live.