The Tree and the River

So nice book for kids, imagination and lessons

This book is so amazing.

What a beautiful book. As adults, my husband and I are perhaps not the target audience, but we read a review about it which intrigued us, described the quality of the art, as well as the cleverness of the concept, so we bought it. For us, it works on so many levels, thematically, narratively, and visually. There’s plenty to look at, but also plenty to think about and I can’t imagine why that would be any less so for a child reading this. The artwork is imaginative and gorgeous; it has a feeling of old world, and even a little otherworldly, charm. Every image invites you to spend more time looking at it, exploring it, discovering the details of the time and civilisation and, in that, the narrative. To be able to communicate so much through a series of snapshots in time is incredible and it’s clear so much thought has gone into creating this. We both love it. It now lives with our coffee table books in our living room and we look forward to introducing others to it. Highly recommend for children and grown-ups alike.

The illustrations in this are just gorgeous and I love the story they tell as you peruse the pages and take in all the details. Great for kids to look at during quiet time if they’re not reading yet!

Aaron Becker just gets better and better. Just like his previous wordless books, you find new and different details each time you open the book!