I am Tree Rex! by Mo Davey

Rex lived by a forest. He knew well all twenty one of the trees which he hugged everyday. But one day he only counted twenty. He searched everywhere to no avail. Returning home he found a visitor at his door. The small bird explained what had happened to the tree, and Rex made a space for him in his house. Rex heard a noise outside but was too late to stop the tree being destroyed. He went home and found that his first bird was not alone, there was a range of birds waiting for him. He tried to sleep that night in the small space he had left, but he worried all night as well. Hugging the trees he found restful, so went back inside to gather the birds together to make a plan.

They sewed a tree shape and dressed Rex in the costume. When the interlopers came to cut down another tree, he roared and shouted at them that he was Tree Rex until the tree takers ran away. After that Rex decided to plant more trees so his counting was just like before.

This is a heartening story about conservation, as Rex takes acton to stop the destruction of the forest around him.

Themes: Conservation, Trees, Dinosaurs, Humour.

Fran Knight