I’m Like a Tree and a Tree’s Like Me

Name: I’m Like a Tree and a Tree’s Like Me
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781592704248
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By Sylvaine Jaoui

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The growth of a tree and of a child parallel each other in this exquisitely constructed die-cut picture book about our nestedness in the natural world. I am a seed. I grow bigger and bigger each day. I’m starting to become who I am. So begins... Read More

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I’m Like a Tree and a Tree’s Like Me

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"A young boy and a tree grow up simultaneously, illuminating the shared qualities of mankind and nature"--

Description

The growth of a tree and of a child parallel each other in this exquisitely constructed die-cut picture book about our nestedness in the natural world.

I am a seed.
I grow bigger and bigger each day.
I’m starting to become who I am.

So begins this story, which is also how a child’s life begins… and so too does a tree’s. With an affirming, poetic text and gorgeous, delicate art as revealed through die-cuts on almost every spread, I’m Like a Tree and a Tree’s Like Me is a beautiful picture book about how we begin, how we grow, how we’re nourished, and how we live.

By drawing parallels between a growing child and a growing tree, author Sylvaine Jaoui and illustrator Anne Crahay remind us of the myriad ways that humans and plants are connected as living beings.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781592704248

Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 May 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Enchanted Lion Books

Illustration: Full color illustrations throughout, plus die-cuts

Contributors:

Illustrated by Anne Crahay

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 292.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 44

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Sylvaine Jaoui Young Adult

About the Author

Sylvaine Jaoui (1962–2023) was an award-winning French children’s author. I’m Like a Tree and a Tree’s Like Me is her first picture book to be published in English. Anne Crahay is a Belgian artist and illustrator. While living in the Ardennes Forest, she worked in animation and as a freelance graphic designer. She currently lives in Andrimont, Belgium, and teaches graphic design and illustration at the Saint-Luc Liège School of Art. Claudia Zoe Bedrick is the publisher, editor, and art director of Enchanted Lion Books. Several of her translations have been Batchelder Award and Honor books.