# Big Tree (novel)

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1946 children's book by Mary and Conrad Buff

Big Tree First edition Author Mary and Conrad Buff Illustrator Mary and Conrad Buff Language English Genre Children's literature Publisher Viking Publication date 1946 Publication place United States

***Big Tree*** is a 1946 [children's novel](/source/Children's_novel) written and illustrated by [Mary and Conrad Buff](/source/Mary_and_Conrad_Buff). Written from the perspective of [Wawona](/source/Wawona_Tree), a [personified](/source/Personified) [giant sequoia](/source/Sequoiadendron_giganteum), the tree tells its life story spanning 5,000 years.[1] The novel was a [Newbery Honor](/source/Newbery_Medal) recipient in 1947, the first of the authors' three Honors ([1952](/source/The_Apple_and_the_Arrow) and [1954](/source/Magic_Maize)).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-printz_1-0)** Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). *The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials* (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. p. 134. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-59158-313-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59158-313-6).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-award_2-0)** ["Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present"](https://www.ala.org/sites/default/files/2025-09/newbery-medals-honors-1922-present.pdf) (PDF). *ALA.org*. Retrieved December 19, 2025.

- [Children's literature portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Children%27s_literature)

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