Oliver's Tree
by Kit Chase (Author) Kit Chase (Illustrator)
A board book about three adorable best friends! Oliver, Charlie, and Lulu love to play outside together. Their favorite game is hide-and-seek, but it's not fun for Oliver when his friends hide in the trees--he can't reach them! So the friends set off to find a tree that Oliver can play in. But there's a reason we don't see elephants in trees, and just when Oliver is ready to give up the search, Charlie and Lulu surprise him with the perfect tree for them all to play in together!
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Review quotes
Praise for OLIVER'S TREE
STARRED REVIEW FROM KIRKUS
"Warm, appealing watercolors defined with pen and ink and containing just the right amount of detail show the three friends . . . Young children will root for the three friends, enjoy the mild suspense and delight in the very satisfying ending. As gentle and unassuming as Oliver, this story thoroughly charms."
FROM BOOKLIST
"In her debut offering, Chase effectively captures how friendship warms the heart. . . . An excellent story for little ones at bedtime and for sharing anytime with beginning readers."
FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Chase's crisp, chipper narration never attempts to manipulate readers' feelings, and her restraint, combined with her subtly expressive characters and the elegant prettiness of her watercolor and ink drawings, lends the book a distinctly British lilt that inoculates it against treacliness. The "Awww" that will all but inevitably accompany the final scene—a rousing game of pirate pretend play—is thoroughly deserved."
FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
"An adorable elephant, a sweet-faced rabbit, and a pudgy little owl play hide-and-seek in the forest. . . . The pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are muted and soft, and the text is spare and sweet. A quiet testament to friendship and creative problem solving."
FROM SHELF AWARENESS
"This charming tale of friendship will have children and parents eager for more from first-time author and artist Kit Chase."
STARRED REVIEW FROM KIRKUS
"Warm, appealing watercolors defined with pen and ink and containing just the right amount of detail show the three friends . . . Young children will root for the three friends, enjoy the mild suspense and delight in the very satisfying ending. As gentle and unassuming as Oliver, this story thoroughly charms."
FROM BOOKLIST
"In her debut offering, Chase effectively captures how friendship warms the heart. . . . An excellent story for little ones at bedtime and for sharing anytime with beginning readers."
FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Chase's crisp, chipper narration never attempts to manipulate readers' feelings, and her restraint, combined with her subtly expressive characters and the elegant prettiness of her watercolor and ink drawings, lends the book a distinctly British lilt that inoculates it against treacliness. The "Awww" that will all but inevitably accompany the final scene—a rousing game of pirate pretend play—is thoroughly deserved."
FROM SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL
"An adorable elephant, a sweet-faced rabbit, and a pudgy little owl play hide-and-seek in the forest. . . . The pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are muted and soft, and the text is spare and sweet. A quiet testament to friendship and creative problem solving."
FROM SHELF AWARENESS
"This charming tale of friendship will have children and parents eager for more from first-time author and artist Kit Chase."
Kit Chase
Kit Chase established her shop on Etsy in 2008, where she sells prints of her adorable animal artwork, and since then has gained over 19,000 followers and fans. She has also recently illustrated a line of pacifiers for Evenflo and has several cards coming out with Papyrus.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780399546488
Lexile Measure
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Guided Reading Level
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Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Publication date
February 14, 2017
Series
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BISAC categories
JUV029000 - Juvenile Fiction | Nature & the Natural World | General
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV002080 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
JUV051000 - Juvenile Fiction | Imagination & Play
JUV002080 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Elephants
Library of Congress categories
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