My Tree Friend

Name: My Tree Friend
Author: Shreekumar Varma

by Shreekumar Varma

Ages 4–77 min readMaking FriendsFree to read

We all know trees are our friends. But can friends be trees too? Just like the fruits in Ammoomma’s trees, friends can be sweet, sour, or both!

A charming comparison of a best friend to a grandmother's fruit trees — sweet, sour, and everything between — that gently teaches children friends have many moods and we love them anyway.

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Questions to talk about together

Why does Mini say her friend Rakesh is sometimes sweet like a mango and sometimes sour like a tamarind?
What do you think happens between Mini and Rakesh when he gets sour like a tamarind?
Does your friend ever have sweet days and sour days, just like Mini's tree friend?

My Tree Friend

Questions to talk about together

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