Wishtree

Author: Applegate, Katherine

Interest age: from c 8 years

Published on 21 July 2022 by Hachette Children's Group (Welbeck Children's Books) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 224 pages, B&w illus
129 x 198 x 19 | 210g

Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories... Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighbourhood wishtree – people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighbourhood.

You might say Red has seen it all.

Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever.

Funny, deep, warm, and nuanced, this is Katherine Applegate at her very best – writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view.