Call Me Tree / Llámame Árbol

Best Books of the Year, Honorable Mention, The Huffington Post

Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

An imaginary bilingual English/Spanish tale of self-discovery told by a child who grows, learns about the natural world, embraces others, and is free to become who they are meant to be--a child as unique as a tree.

What does it mean to be like a tree?

For one young child, it all begins

as a tiny seed

that is free to grow

and reach out to others

while standing strong and tall-

just like a tree in the natural world.

With this gentle and imaginative story about becoming your fullest self, Maya Gonzalez empowers young readers to dream and reach... and to be as free and unique as trees.