A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

"Explores in words and pictures different ways of seeing and experiencing trees"--

Invites the reader to tap, rub, touch, and wiggle illustrations to make an apple tree bloom, produce fruit, and lose its leaves.

Elf and Angel make Christmas cookies, but forget to watch them while they are cooking and they burn. But, Angel has a good idea of what to do with the burnt cookies and at the same time help Christmas Tree.

"A red oak tree and a crow help their human neighbors work out their differences"-- An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.

A boy describes how he, his grandfather, and the rest of his family work on their tree farm throughout the year to prepare Christmas trees.

"A nature-loving little girl's favorite playmate is her maple tree, until the day she's surprised with a baby sister"--

When nine-year-old Tess invites her friends, family, and neighbors to celebrate her beloved maple tree's life before it must be cut down, she learns that it has meant a lot to other people, as well.