• I Live in a Tree Trunk (I Was Born a Baby)

I Live in a Tree Trunk
(I Was Born a Baby)

Author
Meg Fleming
Illustrator
Brandon James Scott
Publication Date
April 18, 2023
Genre / Grade Band
Non-fiction /  K − 1st
I Live in a Tree Trunk (I Was Born a Baby)
Description

The irresistible companion to I Was Born a Baby--a hilarious read-aloud with catchy rhymes and bold, silly art about animals and the places they call home!

I live in a tree trunk. I live in a barn. I live in a shoebox. I'm down on the farm...

Soon all the other animals can't help but share what their homes are called, too. Readers will learn about porcupines, salamanders, groundhogs, and more. But when the rabbit, platypus, and meerkat realize their homes share the same name, they can't believe it. "Are you for SURE? I had NO clue!" becomes a catchy, energetic refrain readers will love chanting.

The text invites readers to predict what the animal is by using context clues and checking the endpapers to see if they guessed right.

The strong rhythm and unexpected discoveries of the animal kingdom, plus deadpan humor and wonderfully expressive art will spark a conversation about habitats and nature and leave readers wanting to read it aloud again and again.

Publication date
April 18, 2023
Classification
Non-fiction
Page Count
-
ISBN-13
9780063205215
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
HarperCollins
Series
I Was Born A Baby
BISAC categories
JNF051150 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Zoology
JNF028000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Humor | General
JNF003330 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Baby Animals
Library of Congress categories
Animals
Picture books
Stories in rhyme
Humorous fiction
Habitations
Housing
Meg Fleming
Meg Fleming is the author of Sometimes Rain, I Heart You, Here Comes Ocean!, Sounds Like School Spirit, and Wondering Around. A former voice teacher, Meg draws on her love of rhythm, rhyme, and lyricism to create and imagine stories. She lives outside of San Francisco with her husband and three kids. Visit her at MegFleming.net.

Born in Warwickshire, Richard Jones has been living and working in Devon for over 20 years. After leaving university with a degree in graphic design and illustration, he stayed on a little longer to complete a PhD. He spent several years working in a busy children's library, issuing and shelving other artists' picture books before one day wondering if it wasn't about time he had a proper go at creating one or two himself! He now writes and illustrates from the smallest room in his home. Across the roof tops of Exeter, and between the rounded Devon hills, he can just about make out the distant sparkling sea.
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