The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker Diaries & Journals the RSL Encore Award and

the RSL Encore Award and the Women's Prize for Fiction

"--David Greer

I realized that for both groups the sanctity of childhood had been breached

Reading Abigail's book is like taking a pleasing step back in time

Sustainable Comfort

The Tree and the River by Aaron Becker Diaries & Journals the RSL Encore Award andA spectacular time lapse portrait of humankind and our impact on the natural world from a Caldecott Honor winning master of the wordless form In an alternate past or possible future a mighty tree stands on the banks of a winding river, bearing silent witness to the flow of time and change. A family farms the fertile valley. Soon, a village sprouts, and not long after, a town. Residents learn to harness the water, the wind, and the animals in order to