Our Tree Named Steve

Our Tree Named Steve is a great book about a family that adopted a tree into their family when they moved into their new house. This book explores the life of the tree and the family as they went hand in hand. The parents of the children are writing to remind them that they have had a full life

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with a faithful tree that always was there for them. This book is wonderful in showing the uses of a tree and how the tree changes and adapts through the years.

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This is a book about a family that saves a tree from being cut down as they build their house.The family learns to love the tree, and it becomes a staple in their lives. It is a very cute book that shows all the different ways that a tree could be useful, and how it changes through the years.

Using the framing device of a father's letter to his children, this sweet, goodhearted picture-book chronicles the relationship between one very special tree and the family who build their home right beside him. Unable to say "tree," the youngest child of the family christens the arboreal giant

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Steve, a name adopted by the entire clan, who come to love the towering tree, sparing it during the construction of their house, and making it the center of their outdoor lives once they move in. Providing everything from shelter and shade to a place to hangs hammocks and a clothesline, Steve is an integral part of the family's life, a strong and silent witness to the children growing up, until the day of a big storm...

I'm so very glad that a friend alerted me to this little gem - thanks, Crystal! - as I hadn't even heard of it before. I found myself with a bit of a lump in my throat, as I read Our Tree Named Steve, and was reminded of my own love for the two trees that stood near my childhood home - the red maple in the front yard, from which I liked to hang upside down by the knees, swinging back and forth; and the "tulip tree" in the rear, whose beautiful branches provided a fairyland of enchantment, when in bloom - and of my sorrow at having to leave them behind, when we eventually moved away. Kudos to Alan Zweibel for penning this tale of the important, and sometimes very emotional role that trees can play in our lives, and kudos also to David Catrow, who captures Steve's charm with his colorful and quirky artwork. Recommended to young tree lovers, perhaps in conjunction with Andrea Spalding's Solomon's Tree, which also examines the special relationship between a tree and a child.

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Our Tree Named Steve is a story about a tree that a family grows to love. They name the tree Steve and throughout the years it becomes part of the family, providing tire swings, holding laundry, hosting barbeques, and dances. Until, one day when Steve falls down after a storm. The family is very

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sad to have lost something they had loved so much since the tree had always been there for them. I like this book because it teaches kindness and loyalty. I think this book would be suitable for first through third grades.

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This is a great book of giving and not asking back. The tree protected them and was always there for the family.

This book is about a Tree that a family salvaged while building their dream home. The tree creates many memories for the family.

A father writes to his now-grown children about their beloved tree "Steve" who stood beside the house, and all the family events and memories at which Steve was present, from backyard barbecues and snowstorms to a sewer overflow. The father announces that a storm felled Steve but that Steve would

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always be present in their hearts and minds. An affectionate ode to the power of trees serving as touchstones in our lives.

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Oh wow. I had no idea this would be so wonderful. Just darling. And the ending - perfect! - first I almost cried, then I felt peaceful acceptance. This would actually make a good gift for someone grieving a death.

Simple & authentic enough for all ages above rugrat, and the pictures are detailed but

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not fussy, lively and pretty but not pretentiously gorgeous.

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Awesome book. It was kind of sad to me too.

A story about a family who builds a house and in order to build the house they cut down dome trees except one they decide to name it steve and steve becomes the center of everything. It was in front of the house so steve was a swing holder, and a place where the family would get together and dance,

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then one day there is a flood and steve becomes sick and it falls so then they decide to use the trunk.
Ages 3-6
Head Start

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This story is about a tree that was originally supposed to get cut down to build a house for a family. The children in the family grew fond of the tree and named it Steve so the parents had the builders leave the tree standing. As the children grow up, the tree plays a part in many of their

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milestone moments until the tree falls over in a storm. The parents then used the wood from the tree to build a play house for the kids.
Ages: 3-5
Source: Teaching Strategies Gold Boxed Curriculum

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