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Red is a wise, philosophical, and funny old oak tree who has watched over his neighborhood for hundreds of years. He’s seen it all, but that’s about to change.
Ages 9+
Pages 148
Publisher Macmillan
Last Offered Jun 2025
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Kirkus Starred Review
School Library Journal Starred Review
Booklist Starred Review

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319 Reviews

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Great book!!

Review by Julia

I like Wishtree because it is a very unique book. I love how the book is from the perspective of such an unexpected character!

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YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Review by mindyz

I wish I could rate more stars!!! I loved the way that the characters express their feelings based on situation. It really makes you think about how life around you can also get destroyed, so we must protect and conserve it.

Jan 04, 2026 03:14 PM
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Katherine Applegate leaves me wanting more

Review by ELK22

The Wishtree is a heart warming book always leaving you wanting more. It is about an old tree named Red who decides to break rules to help a young girl make friends while dealing with the fact that he might be cut down. I love the suspense. I would not stop reading until I knew if Red would survive. I am sure you will be unable to put it down.

Jan 03, 2026 12:19 PM
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Kinda Meh 😑

Review by ilovemymom

I don’t really like this book because it doesn’t really have any action.Probably cuz it’s from the perspective of a tree.Very emotional and is mostly feelings.That’s not a bad thing of course but I didn’t really like it.It definitely has a problem,but there’s no suspense or scariness. I didn’t like this one in my opinion

Jan 01, 2026 07:20 PM
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Beautiful and optimistic

Review by Nani2024

I really like the idea of a tree telling a story, makes me wonder if there are talking trees around us..

Dec 02, 2025 11:22 PM
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Wishtree

Review by Lulu17

This book was very fun .I love how the author thinks of how a tree would think . This book was very different from other books I have read and it really inspired me.If you like books with fantasy and comedy than you will probably like wishtree .

Dec 02, 2025 10:21 PM