Highly Commended, 2025 Wainwright Prize by Benjamin Zephaniah. Winner of the Margaret Mallett Award 2026. Follow a little boy's friendship and journey with one tree, in this powerful and beautiful love letter to nature, a breathtaking new poem and story showing how trees offer us the perspective and connection to nature we crave in our daily lives. The final scene is an honest representation of the devastating effects of deforestation and urban development, encouraging all of us, everywhere, to 'leave the trees, please'.

Published by Magic Cat Publishing. Paperback. 32 pages. 210 x 271 x 5mm