{"product_id":"from-tree-to-sea-9781481495318","title":"From Tree to Sea","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"An original book with wide appeal.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A delight to share again and again.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Connection \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimple on the surface, this sweet story imparts important truisms about the planet we call home.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBookPage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Thomas's exhortations celebrate both natural beauty and human virtue in a kind of gentle eco-theology.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Encourages readers to find inspiration everywhere.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a child's point of view, this lyrical picture book\u003cb\u003e l\u003c\/b\u003eooks at the relationship of nature to the human world and the place we call home.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the edge of the sea to a high mountain top, everything has its place in the world and all living things are connected. The world around us has a lot to tell us if we take the time to look and listen. This tender and comforting picture book celebrates the wisdom in many of the things great and small that make up our wonderful world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShelley Moore Thomas is the author of the Good Knight series of picture books and easy readers. In addition to writing books, she works as an elementary teacher and as a professional storyteller. Ms. Thomas lives with her family and dogs in Oceanside, California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher Silas Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author who regularly contributes to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and creates book covers for various publishers. He has directed short animated videos for Kate Spade and Anthropologie and was awarded a medal from the Society of Illustrators for his work in motion graphics. He illustrated the acclaimed picture books \u003ci\u003eOver and Under the Snow \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLifetime\u003c\/i\u003e, both of which explore the natural world. \u003ci\u003eOver and Under the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, with author Kate Messner, was praised for its \"stunning retro-style illustrations\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), was a 2011 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditor's Choice and won an E.B. White Honor Award in 2012. He recently contributed art to the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, which is a collection of poems by author of \u003ci\u003eGoodnight Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, Margaret Wise Brown.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster\/Paula Wiseman Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726604374290,"sku":"9781481495318","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bf45acbe-b59a-4acb-ba81-db03f3e4a63e.jpg?v=1734876410","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/from-tree-to-sea-9781481495318","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}