Zweibel is a former writer for “Saturday Night Live”
Our Tree Named Steve
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Every home has something iconic that the kids who grew up there will never forget. It could be a favorite hiding place, or a favorite room or even a chair. In Zwiebel and Catrow’s picture book, it’s a tree. Not just any tree, but a tree that Mom and Dad’s three children didn’t want cut down when the land was being cleared to build the house. Over the years, that tree became the center of the family’s outdoor life, from a place to hang laundry or a tire swing to the perfect spot to pitch a tent. Framed as a letter to the children from their father about the tree’s life and recent demise, “Our Tree Named Steve” is a warm recollection of a family member that could help children deal with loss in their own lives.
