by M. E. Delaney (Author), Patrice Delaney (Illustrator)
It's Sapling's birthday, and all she wants is to be grown-up. She wants to feel the warmth of full sun on her leaves. But she lives in the shade of Mother Tree, nourished through the mycelium that connects them.
A storm rattles the forest. Bird goes missing. Frog tries to save her but a riddling spider blocks the path. Will Frog rescue Bird in time for Sapling's birthday party? Will Uncle Grumpy stop being grumpy? Just when you think it's calm in the woods, CATERPILLARS!
Join Sapling's wild ride to self-acceptance. Maybe being little isn't so bad.
Inspired by Suzanne Simard's Finding the Mother Tree, Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees, and The Overstory by Richard Powers, Under Mother Tree is set in a Minnesota forest and illustrated with watercolor depictions of flora and fauna typical of the region.