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by Caryl Hart (Author), Anastasia Suvorova (Illustrator)
In this empowering picture book by award-winning author Caryl Hart, one small girl inspires her whole village to plant a beautiful forest on the mountain.
"The story unfolds to show the power of intergenerational partnership as a desolate gray landscape transforms into a colorful tapestry teeming with life. At a time when many of us may feel small in the face of environmental harm, this story serves as a reminder that small actions can have a big impact."
-Sarah Pousty for School Library Journal
Author Biography
Caryl Hart is an award-winning children's author who writes picture books and young fiction. She runs creative literacy workshops for schools, libraries, communities, and festivals. The Girl who Planted Trees won Teach Early Years Best Picture Book Award 2022 and was chosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the Waterstones Children's Laureate, Joseph Coelho. Her books are published in numerous languages all over the world. Caryl loves walking in the hills, cycling, and wild swimming. She lives with her family in Sheffield, England.
Anastasia Suvorova has been drawing, dreaming, and inventing stories since early childhood. She makes illustrations for books, magazines, and games. Most of her illustrations are created digitally, and she is inspired by shape and color, and the lightness and movement found in nature. Anastasia is very fond of reading and traveling, as well as of plants and flowers.
