A Tree for Emmy

This joyful story of a spirited young girl's steadfast affection for a wild mimosa tree is sure to appeal to all who cherish a special dream, and help readers appreciate the natural world around them. Full color.

Mary Ann Rodman is a former school media specialist and the author of picture books and middle grade novels. She has received both the Ezra Jack Keats Award for Outstanding New Picture Book Writer and the Charlotte Zolotow Award. She lives in Georgia.

Tatjana Mai-Wyss was born in Switzerland. Growing up with her nose in a book, she always wanted to be the one to draw the pictures. Today Tatjana lives in sunny South Carolina where she can work on her screen porch year-round and listen to the birds. A graphic designer and artist, she has illustrated a number of picture books