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ATLANTA - Michimich -- The Tree That Could Not Change is a children's story that asks a simple question: what if you cannot do what everyone else seems to do? In the grove, the oaks are proud when autumn arrives. Their leaves turn yellow, orange, and red, and the forest celebrates with animals delaying their winter migration just to join in. All of this joy sets the stage for one small tree in the middle that has been waiting for this moment all year. It finally has green leaves after years of nothing, and now it wants to glow in shades of red like its neighbors. Spoiler: it does not.
The young tree watches the older oaks change first. Then the others follow. Its moment comes. It pushes, it wills, it believes. Yet the leaves stay green. The animals notice. The oaks notice. The little tree notices most of all. It mumbles, "I don't understand," and that line just about sums up the heartbreak.
Weeks pass. The tree works harder than any oak around. Some oaks offer advice, but most back away, confused and unsure. The season keeps moving without it. The oaks release their leaves. The little one cannot. Then comes snow. The weight bends its branches, the storm shakes it, and it starts to ask if it even matters.
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That moment when it almost breaks, something shifts. Under its bent limbs a blue jay seeks shelter. The tree, nearly crushed by its own failure, suddenly becomes a protector. That changes everything. The night is filled with chatter, the storm passes, and the bird leaves. But the tree is no longer only thinking about itself. It finds a purpose.
From then on, each storm brings new animals. The tree bends but does not break. It grows into a role no one else in the grove can fill. By spring, it no longer cares about turning red. Word spreads. Animals come not to see colors but to find safety under its strong branches. The tree that once wished to be like everyone else becomes proud of what makes it different.
This is not a story about being the brightest in the crowd. It is about surviving when it feels impossible, and finding worth in what only you can do. Children see a tree that tries, fails, hurts, and then finds meaning. Adults reading along will probably nod and think, "Yep, that's life."
The pacing keeps the tension steady with storms, struggles, and survival. The main character is just a tree, yet it feels real because the problems are the same ones people face. Wanting to belong. Fearing being left behind. Learning that what makes you different might be exactly what others need.
The Tree That Could Not Change is more than a seasonal tale. It is a reminder that not fitting in is not the end of the story. Sometimes, it is the beginning of what you were meant to be all along.
Now available on Amazon.
The young tree watches the older oaks change first. Then the others follow. Its moment comes. It pushes, it wills, it believes. Yet the leaves stay green. The animals notice. The oaks notice. The little tree notices most of all. It mumbles, "I don't understand," and that line just about sums up the heartbreak.
Weeks pass. The tree works harder than any oak around. Some oaks offer advice, but most back away, confused and unsure. The season keeps moving without it. The oaks release their leaves. The little one cannot. Then comes snow. The weight bends its branches, the storm shakes it, and it starts to ask if it even matters.
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That moment when it almost breaks, something shifts. Under its bent limbs a blue jay seeks shelter. The tree, nearly crushed by its own failure, suddenly becomes a protector. That changes everything. The night is filled with chatter, the storm passes, and the bird leaves. But the tree is no longer only thinking about itself. It finds a purpose.
From then on, each storm brings new animals. The tree bends but does not break. It grows into a role no one else in the grove can fill. By spring, it no longer cares about turning red. Word spreads. Animals come not to see colors but to find safety under its strong branches. The tree that once wished to be like everyone else becomes proud of what makes it different.
This is not a story about being the brightest in the crowd. It is about surviving when it feels impossible, and finding worth in what only you can do. Children see a tree that tries, fails, hurts, and then finds meaning. Adults reading along will probably nod and think, "Yep, that's life."
The pacing keeps the tension steady with storms, struggles, and survival. The main character is just a tree, yet it feels real because the problems are the same ones people face. Wanting to belong. Fearing being left behind. Learning that what makes you different might be exactly what others need.
The Tree That Could Not Change is more than a seasonal tale. It is a reminder that not fitting in is not the end of the story. Sometimes, it is the beginning of what you were meant to be all along.
Now available on Amazon.
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