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I can‘t yet do a short “favorites” list of books of 2024, but I sure can do a favorites of each month so far!

Here‘s January 2024‘s five-star, shove-into-your-hands, gorgeously-written chunkster of a novel that reached right through to my tree-hugging heart and never let go.

Nature themed books were my sweet spot this year and I have this gem to thank for kicking it all off. 🌳

#bestof2024 #bestofjanuary #fivestarreads

Our #tree this year. I love the soft glow the lights provide as I'm winding down in the evening.#Christmascheer
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

December 18th #ChristmasCheer Tree #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons @StayCurious @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Delightful! In my little corner of Maine, no tree seems to be safe from new housing being built or neighbors “wanting less shade” or highways being widened all at the expense of our stately gorgeous forests. So, to spend time with this man who loves trees with a passion and has made his climbing a career of adventures and focus was so enjoyable! (There‘s crazy stuff in the trees of the world, gang. Stuff that bites and stings…and worse.😬) 4.5⭐️

I spent hours out in the cold and snow today filling our library‘s new StoryWalk with the tagged book for the town‘s Holiday Festival this Saturday.

It‘s one of my favorite seasonal picture books. It briefly references “Christmastime” but it‘s otherwise just a nature-filled gem of a story (with dreamy, textured pages).

I guess it was worth the frozen fingers. And nose. And toes. 🥶

“I wish that I could give you something...but I have nothing left.“

This is a children's poetry book about a tree that is selfless and gives everything it has to a boy. This book represents how much humans depend on nature to live. This story can also be looked at as a boy taking advantage of someone until they have nothing left to give. This book has many different representations, and this would be a good introduction to poetry, and a good book for an open discussion.

I thought this was a touching story about a tree who cared all about this boys happiness and put the boy above themselves. This book represents self less ness.