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Maple & Willow
Maple & Willow Together
Celebrating imagination and inventive play, Lori Nichols’ follow-up to Maple perfectly captures the dynamics of siblings and their ability to figure things out on their own and find a way to meet halfway.
Maple and Willow do everything together. They love playing outside throughout the whole year, welcoming the sun, rain, leaves, and snow. But it’s not always sunshine and rainbows, because sometimes big sisters can be bossy—and sometimes little sisters can be frustrating—and even the best of friends need a break from each other . . . at least until they can no longer bear to be apart.
Maple and Willow do everything together. They love playing outside throughout the whole year, welcoming the sun, rain, leaves, and snow. But it’s not always sunshine and rainbows, because sometimes big sisters can be bossy—and sometimes little sisters can be frustrating—and even the best of friends need a break from each other . . . at least until they can no longer bear to be apart.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 2014
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July 26, 2021
Sweet sisters learn that you have more fun with your best friend than without. Maple and Willow share a beautiful friendship that overcomes misunderstandings and disagreements and delights in time spent together exploring the world. A heartwarming story of sisterly love.
August 22, 2025
داستان خاصی نداشت و دیگه فکرنمیکنم منطقی باشه که آدم یکعالمه پول بده و کتاب کودک برای بچهش بخره وقتی که اکثرا هیچ داستانی مخصوصی هم ندارن.
March 9, 2015
Maple & Willow Together allows readers to visit with the two sweet-hearted, nature loving sisters we met in Lori Nichols’ first book Maple. These girls are always together. Playing in leaves, puddles, and snow. Together through it all with fun games, imagination, and frustration. Can these two sisters work through a few bumps, shoves and shouts to play in peace and smiles again?
This warm, beautiful book shows the joys and frustrating sighs of friends and sisters perfectly. Sibling bonds can hold on tight and keep us safe. Relationships filled with silliness, play, and compromise. Come see how Ms. Nichols displays the warmth and love of Maple and Willow with gorgeous, delicate illustrations. Vibrant greens, softs browns, and pale, pale blues that somehow feel so safe—embracing. The colors and images live and breathe on the page. My favorites were the dandelions. Beautiful, wispy wishes sailing and blowing in the breeze.
Pick this beauty up! Highly recommended.
September 8, 2016
These kids' books! Oh, my heart - they are so adorable!
February 23, 2015
Maple and Willow are sisters. They love each other, play together endlessly, and have their own secret language. They also fight. But as this book shows, love can triumph over anger, and a sister really can be the perfect best friend and playmate.
While this is a follow-up to Maple, it stands on its own perfectly. The story is heart-warming, with a good lesson about forgiveness, and the illustrations are adorable. A great addition to the shelves, especially for students with complicated sibling relationships of their own.
While this is a follow-up to Maple, it stands on its own perfectly. The story is heart-warming, with a good lesson about forgiveness, and the illustrations are adorable. A great addition to the shelves, especially for students with complicated sibling relationships of their own.
December 15, 2014
Even more delightful than the first book, Maple and Willow experience the joys of childhood in the outdoors, complete with sibling spats that only work to make them better friends. Highly recommended; these adorable faces can't help but make you smile.
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April 12, 2021
An adorable story of two sisters who learn that even a nasty argument can't keep them apart for long.
November 9, 2014
Upon entering my home to the left of the porch is a small portion of a collection I began when Xena chose me. It's a tangible reminder of being able to find love if you are only willing to look. I had to smile when two familiar characters, introduced to readers in Lori Nichols first picture book, Maple (Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), February 20, 2014), returned in Maple & Willow Together (Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA), November 4, 2014) enjoy the same kind of hunt, searching for heart-shaped rocks.
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April 24, 2015
Sisters Maple and Willow find they have the best of times together, but also some challenging times. A true depiction of sister relationships and a lovely follow up to "Maple". Love the illustrations and sweet details: heart-shaped stones, reading and snuggling together, and worm hunting.
July 25, 2015
Perhaps my love for this book is because I see the pages lived out each day before my eyes in my own daughters. Unfortunately I did not have a sister, which makes the sentiment of this book even more appealing to me.
November 28, 2014
Thoroughly delightful. A must-have picture book. Although I loved Maple, I think I loved this one more.
December 15, 2014
Two imaginative sisters who love one another's company learn not to let petty disagreements spoil their fun. Sweet and real.
December 5, 2016
A civil tale of two sisters who get along until they don't. Hmmmmm. Been there. I have 3!
November 22, 2019
As a mother of two young daughters, I LOVE reading these books to my girls. They are sweet and always encourage sisterly affection.
September 20, 2023
The story Mapple and Willow was about two sisters and their bond. The story talks about the differences yet similarities between the sisters. They had an argument in the story about their differences and even got violent with one another (pushing). I enjoyed the way they resolved their argument and came to an agreement to compromise. The story definitely gave a great example of how to make up and work together and gave the reader a window into the silly arguments and strong bonds that come along with being sisters. On the other hand, I'm not sure if violence should be shown in a story for such young readers but it was brief and the sister bond quickly reunited the girls. In the end, it followed the outline that William Moebius writes about in Introduction to Picturebook Codes where the character discovered what was truly important was the intangible relationship rather than the tangible items, in this case, the dandelions. The story was heartwarming and like many books based on siblings, it highlighted the aspects of doing everyday life with a built-in best friend. I thought it was interesting how the imagery was done. Some of the images were small and on a blank page while other images filled the entire page with color. It helped highlight the important moments in the story.
June 13, 2025
I love that the girls look for heart rocks and build fairy houses, but I could live without them catching grasshoppers and keeping worms in a box. Maple, the older sister, wants to be in charge of the umbrella when it rains and seemingly a number of other things, which usually isn't a problem because Willow just goes with the flow. However, when Willow wants to blow the dandelion seeds and Maple wants to collect them, the two have a fight. Things escalate and the kids are sent to their rooms, but eventually they get bored and start playing together again. "... this time, when Maple and Willow collected dandelions, they both made wishes and blew them in the wind." I think it may have been better if the two had actually talked and made amends, instead of just getting bored and deciding to play together again. I also think it would have been okay if Maple wanted to collect the dandelions and Willow wanted to blow them in the wind so they each did what they wanted. Although I like that Maple decided to follow Willow's lead for once, it is okay for them to also make different choices at times. I would have preferred that the book give examples of Maple following Willow's lead in some cases but also the two kids making different choices sometimes too.
May 29, 2017
Sequel to Maple, this continues the story of Maple and her baby sister Willow who have become inseparable. They love to do everything together, but sometimes, they disagree and they fight. But after being separated, they find themselves missing one another and eventually make up.
Love how the story transitions from finding friendship with nature to finding friendship with your little sibling. That underlying theme of unconditional love and acceptance Maple learned from being friends with her tree, stayed true and is evident in her friendship with Willow. A great story about how siblings can be best friends, even when things get rocky.
Love how the story transitions from finding friendship with nature to finding friendship with your little sibling. That underlying theme of unconditional love and acceptance Maple learned from being friends with her tree, stayed true and is evident in her friendship with Willow. A great story about how siblings can be best friends, even when things get rocky.
September 12, 2017
This is a story of two sisters named Maple and Willow. The two sisters do everything together, like most sisters do. One day while they are playing together, they get into a fight and claim to never want to speak to each other again. Like most fights between sisters, the fight does not last long, and they begin playing together again. I think that this book is really great because it shows kids that fights between siblings do not last long, and that they should get along with their siblings. I would definitely like to have this book on a bookshelf for lower grades.
August 12, 2021
Celebrating imagination and inventive play, Lori Nichols’ follow-up to Maple perfectly captures the dynamics of siblings and their ability to figure things out on their own and find a way to meet halfway.
Maple and Willow do everything together. They love playing outside throughout the whole year, welcoming the sun, rain, leaves, and snow. But it’s not always sunshine and rainbows, because sometimes big sisters can be bossy—and sometimes little sisters can be frustrating—and even the best of friends need a break from each other . . . at least until they can no longer bear to be apart.
Maple and Willow do everything together. They love playing outside throughout the whole year, welcoming the sun, rain, leaves, and snow. But it’s not always sunshine and rainbows, because sometimes big sisters can be bossy—and sometimes little sisters can be frustrating—and even the best of friends need a break from each other . . . at least until they can no longer bear to be apart.
October 16, 2024
Maple and Willow Together written and illustrated by Lori Nichols is a delightful story about sisters. They love to play together but sometimes, they need a little time apart. Nichols has a youthful flair to her sweet writing style, that captures childhood perfectly. Her artwork also depicts the innocence and charm of the siblings and their play in double page illustrations spreads. Maple and Willow Together will be a fun read aloud at any time but will especially be perfect for family themed story times.
May 15, 2018
This is a book about to sisters that are always together. Like many relatives, there is always times where we argue and fight. In this story we see how the two girls spend their day together, but in the end they have a few differences and fight. As they spend time apart they begin to miss each other. When they reunite, they begin to enjoy each others company once again. This book is good for primary grades and showing them that everyone fights, but in the end we still care about each other.
March 28, 2023
جلد دوم این مجموعه خواهرانه
تو این جلد، افرا و بید، مثل خیلی از خواهر و برادرای دیگه بعد از کلی بازی، با هم دعواشون میشه و هر دو میزنن زیر کریه.
اونا رو از هم جدا می کنن، ولی دلشون برا هم تنگ میشه و کم کم به هم نزدیک میشن و دوباره به بازی برمی گردن.بازم مثل خیلی از خواهر و برادرای دیگه
و نکته مهمش اینه که بدون دخالت بزرگترا، جز تو قسمت جدا کردنشون، همه چیز رو خودشون بینشون حل می کنن.
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تو این جلد، افرا و بید، مثل خیلی از خواهر و برادرای دیگه بعد از کلی بازی، با هم دعواشون میشه و هر دو میزنن زیر کریه.
اونا رو از هم جدا می کنن، ولی دلشون برا هم تنگ میشه و کم کم به هم نزدیک میشن و دوباره به بازی برمی گردن.بازم مثل خیلی از خواهر و برادرای دیگه
و نکته مهمش اینه که بدون دخالت بزرگترا، جز تو قسمت جدا کردنشون، همه چیز رو خودشون بینشون حل می کنن.
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January 29, 2019
Lori uses this book as the perfect opportunity to show children that while somebody may do something the other may not like, you still love each other. This sweet book is bittersweet in learning about the relationship two sisters have with one another- Maple and Willow. In many of the pages, there are maple and willow trees illustrated to represent each girl.
June 3, 2021
The sister dynamic! I love being able to put good examples in front of my girls in books, because stories can often times end up being what we believe as truth or even normal especially for undiscerning readers like children. This book talked about the friendship of these sisters as well as the way they hurt each other and then made up. Being together is more fun than being separate.
March 20, 2018
Two sisters play together all the time, and even have their own language. One day they get in an argument. They get sent to their rooms. But they get bored there, so they make up and are together again.
October 11, 2022
Two siblings mostly have together and find ways to play together even if they would rather do it a different way. But one day things are said, toys are injured, and feelings are hurt. Eventually the girls make peace.
January 24, 2018
A wonderful tribute to sisterhood! Their interactions reminded me of my oldest daughters, when they were much younger!
The pictures are lovely!
The pictures are lovely!
September 12, 2018
This book is cute, but not AS cute as it's trying to be. The pig latin as the girls' inside language thing is overdone. Just okay.
May 13, 2019
Sister adventures
July 16, 2019
Adorable bed time read about two sisters who happen to look just like Maple and Willow!
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