The Memory Tree

by Britta Teckentrup

Fox has lived a long and happy life in the forest, but now he is tired. He lies down in his favourite clearing, and falls asleep for ever. Before long, Fox's friends begin to gather in the clearing. One by one, they tell stories of the special moments that they shared with Fox. And so, as they share their memories, a tree begins to grow, becoming bigger and stronger with each memory, sheltering and protecting all the animals in the forest, just as Fox did when he was alive.

Genres: Picture Books, Death, Childrens, Animals, Friendship, Grief, Fiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 3, 2013

About the author

Britta Teckentrup was born in Germany and moved to England in 1988. She is the author and illustrator of many books for children. She now lives in Berlin with her husband and young son.

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

«هنوز خوب یادم هست که روباه چقدر به تماشای غروب خورشید علاقه داشت.»

[Leila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it.

[Nick Cox · Rating 4 out of 5]

My wife borrowed this from the library where she works just before Christmas break because our daughter loves her fox toy. When we discovered it was about death, grieving and acceptance it made the perfect read to explain about my grandmother's recent death, and we made a memory tree of our own out of paper, which the whole family contributed to.

[Rana Heshmati · Rating 4 out of 5]

يه كمي ترسناكه بنظرم براي بچه ها.
و همونطور كه من از ايده درخت شده مرده ها خوشم مياد،‌ شايد براي بچه ها وحشتناك باشه. نمي دونم.
دوستش داشتم.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Os que partem ficam connosco, nunca serão esquecidos se nós os recordarmos. Tão singelo e sublime como isso!

NOTA - 09/10

Obrigada mais uma vez, Leonor.

[معصومه توکلی · Rating 4 out of 5]

لطیف و زیبا. با تصویرگری گرم و متناسب.
فقط مطمئنم اگر برای محمدرضا بخوانمش گیر خواهد داد که مگر روباه خرگوش نمی‌خورد؟ مگر فلان و مگر بهمان.

[Niyousha · Rating 4 out of 5]

تعبیر زیبایی از مرگ...

[Zahra Labbafan · Rating 3 out of 5]

داستانی کوتاه در مورد مرگ
روباهی که زمان مرگش هست و دوستانش از خاطراتش تعریف میکنند

[Samin Anvari · Rating 4 out of 5]

در واقع کتاب صوتیش رو با صدای سمیه شنیدم و لذتی بردم وصف ناشدنی😍

[Kirsty Cabot · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely stunning, compassionate, thoughtful and heartbreakingly beautiful book which helps explain the death of a loved one.

The more we remember our loved ones, the bigger our memory tree grows and in that way they will never leave us.

Highly recommended for explaining death to a toddler, used with my 3 year old.

[E8RaH!M · Rating 5 out of 5]

با احتیاط برای بچه‌ها بخوانید.

پسرم در طول یک سال چندین مرگ را شاهد بود. مادربزرگ من و مادرش، عمه همسرم و پدرخودم.
هنوز وقتی عکس جلد این کتاب رو می‌بینه بغض می‌کنه و می‌گه:
همون داستان غمناکه؟

روباهی پس از یک عمر زندگی در جنگل، زمان مرگش فرا می‌رسد. جایی میان جنگل به دور خودش حلقه می‌زند و برف آرام بر بدن او‌ می‌بارد. روباه بیجان شده.
دانه‌های برف آرام بر چشم‌های بسته و بدن سرد روباه فرود می‌آیند.
حیوانات یکی یکی بر گِرد پیکر بیجان روباه جمع می‌شوند. هر کدام خاطره‌ای خوش از روباه را روایت می‌کنند. این سوگواری تا صبح ادامه دارد.
صبح، روی جسد روباه را برف پوشانده اما از لای برف‌ها گیاهی نارنجی رنگ جوانه زده که با هر یادآوری خاطره از روباه قد می‌کشد.

به یاد همه‌ی رفتگان😢

[Pieter Decuyper · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mooi prentenboek om kindjes te leren omgaan met de dood en het rouwen...

[Jade · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super mooi boek en erg goed voor kinderen die te maken krijgen met de dood.

[Reetta Saine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uskomattoman kauniisti kuvitettu upea teos kuolemasta, surusta ja niistä selviämisestä.

Erityisesti kaikille kirjastolaisille, koska suru-kirjoja kysytään paljon, ja uskonnottomia on vielä aika vähän. Ihan mielettömän lohduttava ja kaunis.

[Sonii · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro me ha gustado, perfecto para que los pequeños entiendan el duelo de una persona que ha fallecido o mascota, te conforta el corazón.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zur Abwechslung mal ein Bilderbuch an dem ich Text und Geschichte besser finde als die Illustrationen.

Der Fuchs hatte ein erfülltes Leben und viele Freunde unter den Waldtieren. Nachdem er friedlich gestorben ist erinnern sich die anderen Tiere an ihre Erlebnisse mit ihm und lassen mit dem Teilen und Wachhalten ihrer Erinnerungen an den Fuchs einen Baum der Erinnerung wachsen. Der Fuchs bleibt in ihrem Leben anwesend, während die Trauer mit der Zeit weniger schwer wiegt.

[Azul · Rating 4 out of 5]

brillante ejercicio de memoria pensado en les más peques.

un zorro muere en el bosque y los animales se reúnen a su alrededor para contar historias sobre él.

sobre la importancia de recordar y de cómo la memoria es un alivio para la pena.

[Maite Zamarin · Rating 4 out of 5]

“El árbol de los recuerdos” es un libro que tiene como temática la muerte. Considero que el libro aborda de manera responsable y precisa este tema tan delicado, lo que lo hace un muy buen libro. Por ejemplo, cuando el zorro muere no lo hace de manera dramática, sino más bien resalta lo feliz que fue en su vida y que ahora se encuentra en paz, lo que considero fundamental para afrontar una situación como esta a un niño, sin tener que asociar a la muerte con sentimientos o calificativos negativos. De la misma manera, lo hace de una forma realista, ya que acepta y muestra otro lado de la muerte, que es la pena que tendrán los seres queridos del fallecido, sin embargo lo hacen resaltando recuerdos positivos que tienen los amigos del zorro junto con él durante su vida, lo que demuestra que hay una luz y la muerte no es tan oscura a pesar de la pena.
El hecho de afrontar el tema de la pena de los seres queridos además demuestra que está bien tener sentimientos y mostrarlos, y que el llorar no es algo negativo, sino necesario a veces.
Creo que este libro es fantástico para los niños pequeños, independiente si se ven relacionados con el tema de la muerte o no, ya que como dije antes, no solo reflexiona frente a eso, sino que a los sentimientos y como estos no siempre serán color rosa, algo que los niños inevitablemente irán conociendo a medida que crezcan.
Para niños que se vean enfrentados a situaciones difíciles creo que es un libro que despertará su curiosidad lectora, ya que se podrán sentir identificados con los temas y los sentimientos que provoca la lectura.

[Alberto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dolcissimo libro che tratta la perdita di una persona cara in modo molto delicato, noi lo abbiamo preso sull'onda emotiva della morte del cagnolino di casa, l'ormai vecchio bassotto Barolo. Che, come Volpe, sara' sempre con noi, grazie ai bei ricordi che ci ha lasciato.

[Jennifer B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

So sad and sweet. Fox is old and very tired. He goes alone into the forest to lay down and sleep for the last time. All his animal friends are sad, but they will not forget Fox. A sweet book with the lovely illustrations to be expected from Britta Teckentrup, this is a good way to help young children deal with death, without promoting any particular belief.

[Jenni McReddie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved to way the book opened, addressing the death as the fox being tired and going to sleep forever. The animals sharing their happy memories of their friend is a great way of showing children it's okay to be sad that someone close to them has died, but it's still important to remember the happy times they shared with that person.

[Saskia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wat een práchtig boek over rouw en verlies is dit! Met een mooie metafoor hoe je na het verlies van iemand de herinneringen kan laten voortbestaan.
Knap hoe zo’n zwaar en moeilijk onderwerp vertaald is in een kinderboek.

[Gabriella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Child friendly way to talk about death. Has a happy feeling even though it can be a sad topic. Would recommend to children.

[Dean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sad, good and beautiful.

[Gaby G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un hermoso mensaje para sobrellevar la muerte de un ser querido.

[Iulik Bercaru · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful story

Beautiful perspective of death. Perfect for a 5-6 year old to understand this important and natural event of life. Thank you

[Somaye mahboobi · Rating 5 out of 5]

داستان با ريتم چكشي شروع ميشه و تو همون صفحه اول اتفاق اصلي ميفته، ناگهاني و بدون هيچ مقدمه اي. ولي خيلي موجه، يجوري كه خواننده ميگه خوب آره بايد هم همينطور ميشد! ايده داستانش جالبه و به هدفش كه تسكين دادنه ميرسه به نظرم

[Annah Neumire · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fox lived a wonderful life in the forest. He had so many friends, well more like family. Eventually, he became older and sicker and passed away. This struck his friends hard. They had to learn to cope with his absence, and thankfully they did figure it out. Remembering stories of all the funny times they had with Fox.

This book explores a tough conversation in a natural and beautiful way. It shows the power of friendships and family being by the side of their loved ones. This can be very helpful for children who are going through a death close to them. I believe it is also beneficial to those who are not because it gives them insight into how important it is to be there for someone if they are going through it.

The illustrations display the coldness of death at the beginning of the story. The blue hues, the cold wintery snow. I thought this was very clever of the illustrator because it allows the reader to also visualize the pain of losing someone. As you move through the story, warmer tones and colors are used which creates a warmness or a loving feeling. It is important for children to know that if they are going through this, time will get better; a light is at the end of the tunnel.

[Plano Nacional de Leitura 2027]

O livro trata da questão da superação da morte e da perda, propondo, através de uma narrativa metafórica, a valorização das memórias como forma de reconstrução pessoal e interior. A árvore das recordações, que dá título ao livro, é o resultado da partilha das memórias do tempo e das aventuras vividos com a raposa, transformando-se no elemento capaz de unir os restantes animais. A sensibilidade no tratamento do texto é completada pelas ilustrações, também elas poéticas e de grande qualidade visual e estética.

ISBN: 978-989-679-623-5

CDU:
087.5-053.5
821.134.3-34
128

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[Markku Kesti · Rating 4 out of 5]

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"Hiljaisuudessa sana,
pimeässä valo,
kuolemassa elämä:
huikea kuin haukan lento
taivaan autiudessa."[LeGuin]