The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret . “The tale of the natural world is the greatest story we have to tell, and Brian delivers a brilliant chapter of that tale throughout the pages of Big Tree .” ― STEVEN SPIELBERG “We need brave, big stories like [ Big Tree ].” ― The New York Times Book Review “Has the power to intrigue...affecting.” ― The Wall Street Journal * “An enthralling and expansive meditation on what it means to be alive on this planet.” ― Booklist , starred review * “A balanced and rich book. . . . Powerful.” ― The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books , starred and recommended review * “In evocative prose and peppery dialogue . . . the cinematic story journeys across time and space, contemplating the power of life to heal.” ― Publishers Weekly , starred review * "A special, one-of-a-kind book for the whole family that readers won’t soon forget." ― School Library Journal , starred review * “Masterful.” ― The Horn Book , starred review "Inspirational, important, and beautiful. A fable for our times." ― Alan Gratz, bestselling author of Refugee and Ground Zero "Hello, stars. I thought I heard you calling me." A mysterious voice has been speaking to Louise in her dreams. She and her brother Merwin are Sycamore seeds, who hope to one day set down roots and become big trees. But when a fire forces them to leave their mama tree prematurely, they find themselves catapulted into the unknown, far from home. Alone and unprepared, they must use their wits and imagination to navigate a dangerous world―filled with dinosaurs, meteors, and volcanoes!―and the fear of never finding a safe place to grow up. As the mysterious voice gets louder, Louise comes to realize their mission in life may be much bigger than either of them ever could have imagined! Brimming with humor, wonder, mystery, and a profound sense of hope, Big Tree is a trailblazing adventure, illustrated with nearly 300 pages of breathtaking pictures. It is Selznick's most imaginative and far-reaching work to date and a singular reading experience for the whole family. The audiobook edition of BIG TREE is brought magnificently to life by Meryl Streep and features music composed by Ernest Troost.
Review:
This was a great book! Sometimes you sit down to read a few pages of something and end up reading the whole book. This happened for me. Granted, a lot of the book is done in beautiful, classic Selznick illustrations. The story, the concept, the artwork, and basically the whole thing was just genius. I’ve never read or experienced anything like this.
The idea of a book from a seedling’s point of view is just so cool. And then to find out that it was going to be a movie? I want the movie also. It’s the kind of story that has me looking up at the trees now as I go for walks with my dog, and also has me looking up at the moon…And while the story had some scary elements to it -there are dinosaurs and explosions in it- I found it very calming and poetic. It has you thinking deep thoughts about the world and how things come to be.
I hope this book gets lots of attention and one day the screen time it was meant to receive. But, in the mean time, I hope more people I know read it, so I can chat about it without spoiling anything. It’s a great story with some beautiful ideas and artwork too.
This gets a 10/10. What will Selznick come up with next?
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