I’m personally dreading the glut of books, social media, and other paraphernalia commemorating 20 years since the attack (it feels weird to call it an anniversary, like a bunch of people got married that day instead of murdered). Are three books on this very specific tree necessary? Maybe they are all genuinely good books. Times like these I often find myself wondering if publishers ever talk to each other. Two of them are even publishing the same month – May. This is a gentle and hopeful way to introduce a really tough topic to small children, so it makes sense authors would choose it. Of course, children’s publishing (and publishing in general) loves anniversaries of things, so you can bet there are going to be a ton of picture books tied in some way to 9/11.įunnily enough, though, the first few I’ve noticed are all about one very specific thing: the 9/11 “survivor tree,” a pear tree that survived the attacks (albeit with some permanent damage) and was replanted at the Memorial in 2010. Being of an age to have watched this event unfold in real time, this “anniversary” is something I usually choose to ignore every year. Written by: Kimberly Francisco on March 17, 2021.
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