That Tree Talked to Me by Cathryn Wellner

That Tree Talked to Me by Cathryn Wellner

Trees talk. So do flowers, geese, bridges, and fire hydrants. They are some of the best storytellers on the planet. Cathryn Wellner captured the evidence in this hand-sized book of photographs and small-scale stories. Jump on a creative journey with a guide whose connection to the world is quirky and slightly off kilter.

That Tree Talked to Me is the first book in the Small Scale Stories series. The full-color photographs and lyrical short tales explore the communications most people pass by without noticing. A head-shaped rock longs for a friend. A fire hydrant spends summer practicing stories to share with the leaves that blow around him in fall. A bird despairs, sure the seed he dropped is the best he will ever find.

Scientists remind us our bodies and everything around us contain stardust, bits of the universe that are recycled and reshaped endlessly. The tree that shades us is a relative. So are the rock and the fire hydrant. Small Scale Stories encourage us to acknowledge and love our relations.

The books are hand sized, just the right size for keeping on a bedside table and giving to friends. Writing teachers will find them a useful tool for nourishing imagination and creativity.

Cathryn Wellner lives in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, where she works as a writer, photographer, and storyteller. Small Scale Tales series (That Tree Talked to Me, Parts of Me Are Still Incredible, The Disappearing Pumpkin Chorus, In the Shelter of Each Other, Your Job Is to Be Admired, In the Country of Plastic, I'll Tell You a Story, Eager and Kind of Afraid), Essay collections (Hope Wins & Feisty Aging), Millie's Foster Family children's series (Millie's Featherbed), Millie's Links to these and other books can be found at cathrynwellner.com. Cathryn Wellner can be reached at cathryn@cathrynwellner.com or 778-478-2760. Her photos can be found on her website, Facebook, and Instagram, among other places.