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Title: The Tree That Grew to the Moon by Fernandes, Eugenie Fernandes ISBN: 1-55209-006-X Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $4.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: A pleasant diversion
Comment: A young girl and her mother take turns imagining what might happen after the girl rescues a seedling from the street in front of her Brooklyn apartment. Reviving the tree serves as a balm to their imaginations, as they fantasize about the tree growing up, out, and below their apartment. Hence, the title, The Tree that Grew to the Moon.

Each fantasy scenario is excellently illustrated and the story moves briskly to the point the girl decides it would be better to plant the tree outdoors. This decision conjures up a new wave of imaginary depictions about how the tree will bring joy to the neighborhood.

Eugenie Fernandes, who is both author and illustrator, crafts a sweet tale that is not condescending or cloaked in some sort of lesson. Her vivid color illustrations reward those who look carefully, making this book fun to read with your favorite youngster.

Rating: 2
Summary: Another Tree Grows in Brooklyn and Keeps Right On Going
Comment: This is a book with brightly colored illustrations that shows the imaginings of a little girl and her mother as they discuss the tree seedling that the little girl finds wilting on a hot summer day in Brooklyn. There's nothing particularly interesting about the story. It's a conversation between two people who are enjoying topping each other's "tall tale" type of ideas for the tree's future. It would be a sweet thing to observe in real life because of the warm-hearted spontaneity it would require but when it's transferred to paper it becomes stilted. The pictures are each lively and bright but there is little to distinguish one picture from the next. Not a bad book, just not a good book.