Independent Reading Level - 1st Grade
Awards-Winner of the Caldecott Medal

Not a favorite of anyone. ( )

Genre
Classics
Picture books for children
Subject
Children
Everyday life
Trees

A Tree Is Nice is a classic tale about the beauty of the everyday world. "Simont's watercolors perfectly complement the poetic simplicity of the text, allowing the reader room to engage in his or her own imaginative embroiderings about trees" (Children's Books and Their Creators).

Trees are beautiful. They fill up the sky. If you have a tree, you can climb up its trunk, roll in its leaves, or hang a swing from one of its limbs. Cows and babies can nap in the shade of a tree. Birds can make nests in the branches. A tree is good to have around. A tree is nice.

A classic Caldecott from the 50s, that alternates between black and white and bright watercolor washes while enumerating the lovely contributions trees make to our lives. Ends with a mild encouragement to plant trees. ( )