Seeds and Trees: A children’s book about the power of words

I was excited about this book, based on the reviews here. Unfortunately, it really doesn't live up to them in my opinion. The book itself is cheaply printed and feels flimsy. I buy a lot of children's books and it really is a far cry in terms of quality to other titles in the £9-£10 price range.Then there is the story itself. It is odd to read, as it rhymes in places, makes an attempt in others and in some places doesn't at all. The metaphor is clear to the adult reader but I'm not sure it made much of an impression on my 4 year old. The idea that the seeds represent words is not made apparent enough, but then the growth of the green / dark trees is overlaboured. I wanted to love it, I'm sad that I don't.If you are looking for a book about trees and friendship, I can recommend Cherry Blossom and Paper Planes by Jef Aerts & Sanne te Loo which is miles better.

This book is magic. It's a living lesson. Seeds are words and words can harm or heal.Let be honest: Everything about this book is just amazing: illustrations are beautiful and the message is powerful. I just loved it. And my kids too. Thank you to Brandon Walden for this book.

today i was reading the book to my 7 year old daughter, she loved it and we talked a lot afterwards what good and bad seeds are in our life.When my husband came feom work ive read it to him too.Such a nice story and pictures are great!!Can recommend it totally!

This is printing in China and it shows. The quality of the book (paper, print quality, etc) is something you'd expect if this was self-published at home on a poor quality printer by someone who doesn't know how to properly print a book. For that reason, this should sell at a dollar store price.The story the author is trying to tell is an excellent life lesson (taken from the Bible) but the way it's written will go over the head of most children ... and most adults who haven't read the Bible for that matter.

I liked the artwork/illustrations however I thought the whole text could do with a good edit. I actually thought I had missed a page after reading the first page which I started with high expectations. On page one we are introduced to the young prince and told he "played in a field with his two kinds of trees," turn the page and the text goes on about "all the seeds he might want to exchange". Sorry, but where did the seeds come from? To me there felt a disconnection between the trees and seeds and the metaphor of words. Disappointing, as I had high hopes of sharing this story with students in my class but felt I could not due to its confusing text.