The Big Tree in My Place provides a gathering point for the children who are the book’s story-tellers. But it is also a real tree in my local area, which inspired me to write the story over thirty years ago. And it was used as a location in the TV series.
The other day, after I had given a Zoom Webinar about the book and the TV series to over 9000 children, I visited the Big Tree at sunset.
It made me remember once again Donna Rawlins’ wonderful illustration of the Big Tree which is the final page of the book.
