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The Barry Tree is the beautifully illustrated and poignant story of a girl who loves her younger brother, experiences his illness and death and finds a way to hold him in her heart forever. The Barry Tree is a heartwarming story that will appeal to anyone, from ages 6 to 106, who knows the power of love, has experienced the death of someone close to them and is searching for a way to rest in their heart again. The stunning collages speak directly to the heart and its knowledge of the ineffability of love and the enormity of its loss. Readers will feel this book's powerful message as they watch the family coming together to grieve and to find ways to honor the life of their beloved. This heartfelt and heart-wrenching story affirms that life continues. The Barry Tree celebrates the joys of imagination and adventure while guiding the reader through the difficult passage of loss.

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The Barry Tree , an enchantingly told and illustrated children's book by Tanya Sugarman, is a rare treat for children and adults of all ages.The book describes the love between a little girl and her baby brother, who share in richly illustrated flights of fancy. Sumptuous colors and dazzling designs enhance the imaginative language. Through word and image the reader experiences tales of the two children as they pretend to be circus acrobats and daring bareback riders.Illness and death are introduced with the greatest tact and sensitivity. The glorious adventures are sadly curtailed as little brother's health fails. The author is careful to tell this part of the story in a safe and reassuring manner for her young readers. Beautiful words and images help the big sister, as well as the reader, find the consoling power in love and memory. Tanya Sugarman is a lifelong educator as well as a mother and grandmother. Her deep sympathy with children has inspired her writing and illustrating. The Barry Tree is a book that celebrates the joys of imagination and adventure, while also guiding the reader through difficult passages of loss. Anne Lefkovitz, Retired Chair, School District 65 Drama DepartmentDrama Specialist and Fine Arts Coordinator, Martin Luther King, Jr. Laboratory SchoolEvanston, IllinoisTanya Sugarman's The Barry Tree is a moving, beautifully written story about love and grief, told through the experiences of girl whose younger brother and playmate dies. This book can help children deal with the death of a loved one by celebrating life and finding ways to stay connected . The elaborate collaged illustrations perfectly reflect the magical world of the imaginative play that binds brother and sister. They also help convey what it feels like to deal with sickness and death. I highly recommend this book as an excellent resource for parents and caregivers to talk with children about living with loss. Marcy Lichterman, LCSW Trauma and grief therapist THE BARRY TREE This gentle story of a young girl facing the loss of her brother will touch hearts and comfort souls. Colorful cut-paper collage illustrations artfully engage the senses and remind us of the struggles and the beauties of life. -Laura Nyman Montenegro, children's book author and illustrator

The Barry Tree , an enchantingly told and illustrated children's book by Tanya Sugarman, is a rare treat for children and adults of all ages.The book describes the love between a little girl and her baby brother, who share in richly illustrated flights of fancy. Sumptuous colors and dazzling designs enhance the imaginative language. Illness and death are introduced with the greatest tact and sensitivity. The glorious adventures are sadly curtailed as little brother's health fails. The author is careful to tell this part of the story in a safe and reassuring manner for her young readers. Beautiful words and images help the big sister, as well as the reader, find the consoling power in love and memory.Tanya Sugarman is a lifelong educator as well as a mother and grandmother. Her deep sympathy with children has inspired her writing and illustrating. The Barry Tree is a book that celebrates the joys of imagination and adventure, while also guiding the reader through difficult passages of loss.Anne Lefkovitz, Retired Chair, School District 65 Drama DepartmentEvanston, IllinoisTanya Sugarman's The Barry Tree is a moving, beautifully written story about love and grief, told through the experiences of girl whose younger brother and playmate dies. This book can help children deal with the death of a loved one by celebrating life and finding ways to stay connected . The elaborate collaged illustrations perfectly reflect the magical world of the imaginative play that binds brother and sister. They also help convey what it feels like to deal with sickness and death. I highly recommend this book as an excellent resource for parents and caregivers to talk with children about living with loss. Marcy Lichterman, LCSW Trauma and grief therapistThe Barry Tree by Tanya Sugarman Each page of the book invites the reader into a magical setting, with layered compositions of patterned skies, colorful animals, birds and flowers, and deeply expressive figures. We see the young girl and her little brother delight in the natural world and explore the world of their imagination. The author wonderfully captures the feeling of time-outside-of time that is the special gift of beloved children at play. When the brother begins to get sick, we see how their special bond deepens, and we feel the acute loss of his death, along with the young protagonist. The spiritual realm is present from beginning to the end in this book. The parents help the child find solace through a ritual of planting a Barry tree, and finding a brother star in the sky. This is a kind and loving book that will offer a soothing balm to readers of all ages. The author gently leads the reader through the process of grieving to the realization that we carry those we love within us, and find them all around us in the natural world. Cynthia Weiss Educator and Public Artist, Chicago August 2022THE BARRY TREE This gentle story of a young girl facing the loss of her brother will touch hearts and comfort souls. Colorful cut-paper collage illustrations artfully engage the senses and remind us of the struggles and the beauties of life. -Laura Nyman Montenegro, children's book author and illustrator

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Tanya Sugarman was an elementary school drama teacher in the Evanston, Illinois public schools for thirty-five years. She has been an artist for her entire life. As a drama teacher, artist, mom and grandmother she understands the transformative power of art and story.Tanya created this book, The Barry Tree, to honor the life of her brother and to help herself and others love, grieve and heal after a profound loss. Tanya Sugarman was an elementary school drama teacher in the Evanston, Illinois public schools for thirty-five years. She has been an artist for her entire life. As a drama teacher, artist, mom and grandmother she understands the transformative power of art and story.Tanya created this book, The Barry Tree, to honor the life of her brother and to help herself and others love, grieve and heal after a profound loss.

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