Teaching children about making choices
This was one of my favorite books to read to my son when he was young. A father is going to cut down the chestnut tree in the yard and the children are excited because of all the fun they will have when the tree is cut down (climb on the tree, use the wood to build toys and a fort, etc.)Then they stop to think about what it would be like when the tree is gone (no shade to rest in after playing, no leaves to rake and play in, etc.)and they decide to keep the tree after all. The story shows children how to think through a decision and its consequences. The book is beautifully illustrated and written in rhyming verse.
