This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)In this story a little fir tree is surrounded by much bigger trees in a forest and it longs to be as big as them.
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Pasifika Picture Book WinnerA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionSchool Library Journal Best Books 2025New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2025 Orbis Pictus Recommended Reading ListCenter for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books of the Year 2025"e;An incredible, brilliantly told story of persistence, advocacy, and love.