By Eoin McLaughlin (author) , Guilherme Karsten (illustrator)
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Join the amazing adventures of a wise-cracking tree as it transforms from a tiny seed into a handsome tree . . . and becomes a wonderful book! And . . . GUESS WHAT?
It's the book that you're holding! A book to be loved, shared and cherished forever.
Eoin McLaughlin is a bestselling Irish children's author.
His debut picture book The Hug , with Polly Dunbar, was named a Book of the Year by the Guardian and has been translated into over 20 languages.
The follow-up While We Can't Hug was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards and nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.
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Join the amazing adventures of a wise-cracking tree as it transforms from a tiny seed into a handsome tree . . . and becomes a wonderful book! And . . .
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Once I Was a Tree and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Once I Was a Tree features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Animal Stories, The Natural World, Ecological and Environmental Interest - Non Fiction, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Plants and trees, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
Paperback, Hardback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Once I Was a Tree was written by Eoin McLaughlin and published by Nosy Crow an imprint of Nosy Crow Ltd
Once I Was a Tree has 40 pages
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