The very special wintering of the green tree

The story begins in a forest where trees of various shapes live together in harmony.
It is a peaceful forest where the trees spend their days playing and fluttering their leaves, and small animals such as birds and squirrels live together inside the trees.

But one day, the trees began to turn yellow and red little by little.
Autumn has come to the forest that was once a green wave.
As the seasons change completely, the trees change into their own colorful clothes and show off their wonderful appearance.
Oh, but there was one tree that hadn't changed! The other trees began to laugh at the green tree, the only one who hadn't changed into its autumn clothes, and the green tree grew sullen.

As autumn ripened and the weather grew colder, the trees began to shed their leaves one by one.
The fallen leaves continued to pile up, and the animal friends were excited.
The broom was busy working.
Meanwhile, autumn passed and winter arrived.
The trees, whose eyes were closed due to sleepiness, began to fall into a long winter sleep.

The green tree, which was unable to change into its autumn clothes and was the only one left, could not fall asleep even when all its friends fell asleep.
I couldn't understand why everyone was just sleeping.
Soon, snow began to fall, and the long winter arrived.
The green tree, left alone, closed its eyes tightly.
I missed the time I spent playing with my friends.
I couldn't sleep.

Then one day, the animal friends take out a treasure chest that they had hidden deep underground.
It was full of pretty decorations.
Animals working together to move the decorations.
It feels like something exciting is about to happen!

The animals began to decorate the green tree with the light bulbs and decorations they had worked so hard to move.
The green tree's eyes widened in surprise.
The top of the green tree has a yellow star on it.
When the light bulb turned on, the green tree sparkled beautifully.
That's right! The green tree became a wonderful Christmas tree.
And it brightened up the winter nights of our animal friends.

A wonderful moment when the most necessary value is born from the most ordinary appearance.

This book tells a story of a forest, using the character of an evergreen tree that never changes throughout the year as a "green tree."
When all of my friends are wearing colorful autumn clothes and the surrounding environment is changing, I feel gloomy at my own appearance that doesn't change like others, and I experience the loneliness of staying awake even when everyone else is asleep. This green tree reflects the fate of us humans who must constantly reflect on ourselves and ponder the purpose of our existence.
The green tree, after passing through the long, lonely winter nights, eventually discovers its own usefulness.
In the process, the wisdom and roles of small beings are depicted in an interesting way.
The small animals that lived with the trees of the four seasons learned what kind of tree the green tree was and made it into the most beautiful and useful tree.


The author's picture book, "Green Trees on Long Winter Nights," often contains the author's consistent philosophy of exploring one's own precious values.
Another wonderful moment has been born, where the most necessary values ​​are born from the most ordinary appearance.