New Children’s Picture Book “The Funny Tree” by Alison Hendrix, who lived in Edenton!
Alison Terry Hendrix just released “The Funny Tree,” a picture book about Riverton, the neighborhood in Edenton where she lived. “The Funny Tree” takes Place in Edenton and Encourages Kindness and Gratitude.
Children’s book author and illustrator Alison Hendrix is launching her newest picture book, The Funny Tree. This beautifully illustrated story helps show children and parents how easy it can be to show kindness to others. It’s important to learn, at an early age, that showing up in someone’s life matters.
The Funny Tree tells a story about a young boy named Kenny who rides his bike around the neighborhood of Riverton. He passes an uncleared lot where a tree grows that looks “funny,” because it grows differently than the other trees. He often visits this tree, and discovers that it can talk, and it needs a friend. This neighborhood is an actual neighborhood located just outside the Edenton, NC city limits. And there really was a “funny tree.”
Alison Hendrix says, “Even a small act of kindness can make someone feel special.” Everyone struggles with feeling left out sometimes. In The Funny Tree, a boy on a tricycle, a talking tree, and friendly neighbors help children look for ways to be kind to others.
This is Alison Hendrix’s second picture book, having published Lenny the Last Lightning Bug in 2019, and her 7th published title. She is a homeschool mom who has written and published fairytales, bedtime stories, middle grade novels, and a Christmas romance. She is active in her local writers’ group, and is currently writing a monster story for young readers. She will be holding a book signing at the Christian Book Seller in Edenton on Saturday, May 20th from 3:00-5:00.
In a world where children grow up faster than ever and are exposed to bullying and peer pressure even younger than ever, it’s important to encourage empathy and kindness more than ever. Alison Hendrix’s book, The Funny Tree can help guide those conversations with very young children, with a fun, brightly illustrated, bedtime story.
The Funny Tree is available on Amazon for $9.99.
Contact Alison Hendrix at her website: www.alilikestowrite.com
Email her here: ali_likestowrite@hotmail.com
Hoping you find magic in every day
Editors note: Riverton subdivision is near Oceans Highway (Highway 17), near the West Queen, as many locals know, this is near the fall Collard stand.
