Maria Gianferrari

Maria Gianferrari has always loved trees. She has climbed fig trees in Italy, stood under stately coastal redwoods and twisted Torrey pines, and marveled at mitten-shaped sassafras leaves, colorful coral trees, and sawtooth oak acorn nests. She lives with her family in a house encircled by trees, one of which is a spruce planted in memory of her beloved dog, Becca. Be a Tree! is her first book with Abrams.

Maria Gianferrari's Titles

Be a Tree!

Be a Tree! is a lyrical, gorgeously illustrated look at the majesty of treesand what humans can learn from them. We are all like trees: our spines,...