If I Were A Tree: A Nature Story for Kids

This free illustrated story invites children to imagine growing as different trees around the world. From cacao and banana trees to palms and willows, each tree has something special to offer.

Two children stand at the base of an enormous tree in a forest.

A pink flowering tree stands on a grassy hill as petals drift through the sky.

Would I be a colorful cherry blossom tree, with my flowers blooming?

A broad tree rises above a stream in a lush rainforest.

Would I be in a rainforest where I could be part of the canopy layer, providing shelter for my smaller tree friends below me?

A cacao tree with large green leaves and brown pods grows in a tropical forest.

Maybe a Cacao tree growing in the Amazon basin! I would produce the seed with the world’s most antioxidants …. the cacao seed that is used in chocolate!

A monkey sits near the top of a banana tree covered with bunches of bananas.

If I were a banana tree, would the mom chimpanzee climb to the top to reach the ripest fruit to feed her new baby?

Two children stand beside the huge trunk of a towering forest tree.

Or maybe a Great Red Wood humbling those people attempting to hug me - I do love hugs!

A tall palm tree stands on a sandy beach beside the ocean, with two people nearby.

If I were a tree would I be by the sea? A palm so skinny and tall! I can feel the wind blowing through my long leaves while I provide shade to the surfers.

A large tree grows in shallow water, with fish swimming beneath the surface.

Maybe I would be a Mangrove tree, part of a floating forest - protecting fishes from predators

Two children sit beneath a fruit tree covered with peaches in a valley.

What if I were a Georgia Peach tree right on the edge of town for kids to grab an afternoon snack?

A single leafy tree stands in a wide grassy field as birds fly overhead.

Would I be the only tree in a field for tired birds to rest their tired wings?

A willow tree with long hanging branches grows beside a pond.

A weeping willow with my branches just above a pond; inches from the earth's grasp.

A glowing tree stands on a hill beneath a star-filled night sky.

If the stars aligned at night would I be there? Would I gaze upon the vast amazing beauty of this world waving back to those loneliest stars in the night sky?

A child with a backpack looks across a valley from beneath a large tree.

If I were a tree …. I wouldn’t be me. But just like a tree, we all have a very special gift that we can give to this world.

If I Were A Tree

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