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The Hugging Tree

A Story about Resilience

  • Interest Level: Kindergarten - Grade 3
  • Reading Level: Grade 3

A little tree grows all alone on a cliff, by a vast and mighty sea. Through thundering storms and the cold of winter, the tree holds fast.

Sustained by the natural world and the kindness and compassion of one little boy, eventually the tree grows until it can hold and shelter others. The resilience of the Hugging Tree calls to mind the potential in all of us: To thrive, despite times of struggle and difficulty. To nurture the little spark of hope and resolve. To dream and to grow, just where we are. A Note to Parents and Caregivers by Elizabeth McCallum, PhD, provides more information about resilience, as well as guidelines for building resilience in children.

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978-1-4338-1907-0
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Interest Level Kindergarten - Grade 3
Reading Level Grade 3
Category SEL: B Self-Management, SEL: E Responsible Decision-Making, Social Emotional Learning
Copyright 2015
Publisher American Psychological Association
Imprint Magination Press — American Psychological Association
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2025-01-01
Text Type Fiction
BISACS JUV015030, JUV039140, JUV029050
Dimensions 10 x 8
Features Note to adults, Original artwork, Reviewed, and eSource

Reviews

Publishers Weekly

“Wong’s delicate artwork touchingly conveys the tree’s lonesome and perilous circumstances . . . . Organized into verselike passages . . . with rhyme schemes emerging then being abandoned, but the tree’s strength and transformation should have emotional impact for sensitive readers.”—Publishers Weekly