Big Tree (novel)

Big Tree
First edition
AuthorMary and Conrad Buff
IllustratorMary and Conrad Buff
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's literature
PublisherViking
Publication date
1946
Publication placeUnited States

Big Tree is a 1946 children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. Written from the perspective of Wawona, a personified giant sequoia, the tree tells its life story spanning 5,000 years. The novel was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947, the first of the authors' three Honors (1952 and 1954).