"The Birch Bazaar has games and toys,
the Badger Band blares brilliant noise.
Papaya Path has snacks and sweets
and every fruit you'd dream to eat!"
Kids will get great satisfaction as they watch other children make a life together in this magical world of the imagination. With great ingenuity, they create an elevated town in the forest's overhanging cover. Pages are filled with details of all kinds. There are bridges, ladders, gazebos, tire swings, trapdoors and platforms and animals for company. Those animals help with construction, recreation, assistance in learning new things, and with friendship and comfort at all times.
The children are industrious, accomplished, and constantly on the lookout for adventure. They are diverse in race, abilities, and size. The author describes their many pursuits and ideas as the reader travels from one part of town to the next. On Sap Street there are friends to meet when visiting the Birch Bazaar. Circus School provides endless learning and the assertion that making a mess is part of it.
A visit to the library or a game of birdball (with a nod to Quiddich) keeps everyone involved and interested before boarding the Tulip Train for a trip to Loon Lagoon. Too soon, the day winds down at Sunset Station with a chance to look back at Treehouse Town in all its brilliance. A banquet prepared with homegrown produce and lots of labor brings the day to an end and the inhabitants of Treehouse Town to peaceful slumber.
"Choose your nest, or lair, or den.
Tomorrow we will play again.
You are always welcome here -
this place of peace and dreams and cheer."
So much to see, so much to imagine!
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