The Tree Book

A tree is made of leaf, branch and fruit, and it is also home to a nest, a butterfly and a snail. This small book of paintings for young readers looks at all of it, from what a tree is made of to where it grows and which creatures live in it and around it.

The author, Mehlli Gobhai, is one of India's finest painters. He tells the story of the tree through his own art rather than through long explanations, so children learn by looking closely.