![]() ![]() ![]() I couldn’t believe I didn’t know this story-it was the uplifting story I wish I had had when my children were growing up and learning about the 9/11 tragedy. I was inspired to write this book in 2016 after visiting the 9/11 Memorial and Museum where I first learned about the tree. Nicole Wong’s lovely illustrations show a secondary story of a little girl growing up alongside the tree, hoping to follow in her firefighter uncle’s footsteps. ![]() The tree was rehabilitated and replanted at the memorial site ten years later. ![]() The text tells the true story of the Callery pear tree that was recovered at Ground Zero after the Twin Towers collapsed in 2001. The book released this year in honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11. So, taking the first steps on the publishing path seemed the natural next journey for me!Ĭongrats on your debut picture book, Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree! Tell us about the book and what inspired you. As a lifelong learner, whenever I come across an interesting piece of history that I had never learned about, I’m compelled to share it with children. I’m an elementary school teacher and my favorite subjects to teach have always been reading and writing. Meeting children’s authors and hearing the backstory of books I love have always been fascinating to me. Tell us about yourself and how you came to write for children. ![]()
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