The Magic Tree: Award-Winning Children's Book

by Michal Y. Noah, Chrissy Fanslau (Illustrations)

A magical story of personal transformation through positive affirmations. Brought to you by bestselling, award winning author of "A-Z, the Universe in Me". This is the story of Magic, a little tree, who is always very happy, full of joy, and quite excited about life. He feels absolutely wonderful about himself and everything around him until one day he begins to realize that he is different from others; he questions why he isn't like his friends who seem to have the freedom to do what they want and go where they please. Magic goes through a challenging time where everything that is familiar is beginning to change- from the way he looks, to his surroundings. He feels he is losing his identity, and when his friends are not there anymore to keep him company, Magic also has to deal with loneliness, sadness, and confusion. The little tree tries his best to keep a positive mental attitude, despite all the challenges. His wise parents help him on this journey, they teach Magic valuable lessons on self-love, self-acceptance, gratitude, perseverance , and more. With the help of delightful positive affirmations, this story for all ages and all times is brought to life, instantly enabling a child to identify with the Magical Tree and effortlessly internalize the values so subtly woven into the short poems.

38 pages, Hardcover

First published May 15, 2015

Reviews

[Julia · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘The Magic Tree A timeless story for you and me’ is a 2014 picture and poetry book for young children written by Michal Y. Noah and illustrated by Chrissy Fanslau. The book explores the themes of positivity, pride, friendship and playing to one’s strengths, and provides, according to the author’s introduction, “a tool for self-development and personal growth”. The story follows the growth of the magic tree, from seed to fully grown, over the course of a season and its interaction with Scamper the squirrel, Sparkle the butterfly and Hoppy the bunny and the world around it. It tells the story through a series of poems and rhymes and through its charming and colourful illustrations.

‘Although The Magic Tree A timeless story for you and me’ is a children’s book, there is a message within its pages for everyone. Michal Y. Noah’s story is indeed a very positive one and explores the themes of growing up, self-belief and self-confidence and demonstrates the importance of togetherness, generosity and understanding the world around us. Chrissy Fanslau’s illustrations are delightful: the characters are cute and bright, and the concept of animals and nature living together in harmony will appeal greatly to its target audience of young children.
Some of the lines in the poems don’t scan quite as well as others, so was a little difficult to get into a rhythm or flow of reading them out. Despite this, it is a charming way to explain the concept of positivity to children and it can remind adults too! For Readers' Favorite.