I love Nancy Van Laan! Her books have such great rhythm. This one is repetitive that it's fun to read to young children over and over because they can pick up on the repetition and join in on the reading fun.

Here's a great one for Arbor Day, Earth Day, or any day that you want a simple engaging rhyme that celebrates the tree house in your favorite tree refuge.

Love this book! Although, I think Mommy likes it a little better than I do!

Van Laan’s book about a young boy climbing up 5 different trees before finding the perfect one has fun rhymes, and unique photos. It worked well for storytime because of the repetition and the counting element. Most of the kids got into the swing and would say “uh oh! oh no!” with me or “I want that one” and point to an invisible tree in the room.

This book is a great book for children who are learning rhyme. Throughout the book, the child is looking for a tree to call his own . All through the book the author uses rhyme to help children understand it.

Reading Level- Emergent
Curricular uses- Independent reading
Literary elements- Great book for helping children understand rhyme.