20/05/2025
An exciting five-star review from Emily-Jane Hills Orford for Readers' Favorite ABOUT THE KNOTTING TREE.
A quote from the book to begin:
“From line to line to line / Ancestors to families / Animals to people / Hearts to hands.”
The Review 📖
Elena Stowell's picture book, The Knotting Tree, is the story of a family and their connection to the animal and spirit world. It is also a work of art, one that inspires the creation of art and the sharing of it.
The language is simple for young readers to follow along easily. The plot is a memoir of sorts, sharing one father’s family ancestral stories, as well as his creative inspiration: his tree.
The story is full of words of profound wisdom, like “Happiness chases mistakes away.”
The illustrations are mostly collage images, bright, bold, and colorful. These images support the story and add a deeper dimension to the plot development and the spiritual essence of the stories being shared.
This book reminds readers of all ages about the importance of family, traditions, and art.
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Thank you, Emily, and the other amazing reviewers and staff at Readers' Favorite. We wish Elena and Robert, co-creator on the story, continued success with this book that is opening discussions about the place of tradition and nature in the creation of art and the healing of our hearts.
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