It’s Tu B’Shevat—Jewish Arbor Day—and a diverse group of children work together to plant a tree. After digging a hole, placing the tree, filling the hole with dirt, patting the ground, and spraying the garden hose, the children celebrate by wishing the tree a happy birthday, and then look forward to when it blossoms on Tu B’Shevat the following year.
Karen Rostoker-Gruber has written several picture books, including Farmer Kobi's Hanukkah Match, a National Jewish Book Award Finalist. Karen lives in Branchburg, New Jersey.