Big Tree (novel)

Big Tree is a 1946 children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. Written from the perspective of Wawona, a personified giant sequoia, the tree tells its life story spanning 5,000 years.^[1] The novel was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947, the first of the authors' three Honors (1952 and 1954).^[2]

Big Tree

First edition
Author	Mary and Conrad Buff
Illustrator	Mary and Conrad Buff
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Viking
Publication date	1946
Publication place	United States