The Littlest Tree

The littlest tree is surrounded by giant trees and feels so bad about itself.

One day people from the village come into the woods to cut down some of the trees so they can build a new synagogue. They seem to find a purpose for the wood of every tree, except the wood of the littlest tree. One mighty oak is to become the Ark, another great tree will become the bimah, and yet another the wooden seats.

But what's to become of the wood of the littlest tree?

Then, one of the villagers realizes that the wood of the littlest tree is very, very special. It’s perfect for one of the most important items to be found in the synagogue...

Sylvia Rouss is the author of a dozen children's titles and won the “2002 National Jewish Book Award” and “The Storytelling Award”for The Littlest Pair, about a pair of termites trying to get onto Noah’s wooden Ark. Her other bestselling titles in this series include The Littlest Candlesticks and The Littlest Frog. Sylvia teaches parent-teacher workshops in early education and has received the “Samuel Glasner Creative Teaching Award” for her work with pre-school children. Sylvia lives with her husband and three grown children in Tarzana, California.