Call Me Tree / Llámame Árbol

An imaginary bilingual English and Spanish tale of self-discovery told by a child who grows, learns about the natural world, embraces others, and is free to become who they are meant to be--a child as unique as a tree.

Un cuento bilingüe en inglés y en español e imaginario de autodescubrimiento, narrado por un niño que crece, aprende sobre el mundo natural, acoge a los demás y es libre de convertirse en quien está destinado a ser: un niño tan único como un árbol.

What does it mean to be like a tree?
For one young child, it all begins
as a tiny seed
that is free to grow
and reach out to others
while standing strong and tall-
just like a tree in the natural world.

With this gentle and imaginative story about becoming your fullest self, Maya Gonzalez empowers young readers to dream and reach... and to be as free and unique as trees.

Qué significa ser como un árbol?

Para un niño pequeño, todo comienza

como una diminuta semilla

libre para crecer

y tender la mano a los demás,

manteniéndose firme y erguida,

tal como un árbol en el mundo natural.

Con esta tierna e imaginativa historia sobre convertirse en la versión más plena de uno mismo, Maya Gonzalez empodera a los jóvenes lectores para soñar y aspirar alto... y para ser tan libres y únicos como los árboles.

Maya Gonzalez is an award-winning children's book artist, author, activist and progressive educator. Their work addresses systemic inequity in relation to race/ethnicity, sexism, and cissexism using children's books as radical agents of change and healing, both personally and culturally. Gonzalez co-founded Reflection Press, a POC, queer and trans owned independent publishing house that uses holistic, nature-based, and anti-oppression frameworks in their books and materials for kids and grown-ups. They are also the creator of the Gender Wheel, a tool to express the dynamic, infinite and inclusive reality of gender, and provides lectures and workshops to educators, parents and caregivers. Visit them online at mayagonzalez.com.