Big Tree (novel)

Big Tree is a children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. In the book a personified 5,000-year-old giant sequoia tells its life story.^[1] The novel was first published in 1946 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947.^[2] It may have been inspired by the Wawona Tree.

First edition (publ. Viking Press)

See also

• Children's literature portal

• 1946 in literature