The Arbornaut – A Life Discovering the Eighth Continent in the Trees Above Us, Meg Lowman, 2021 Nicknamed the “Real-Life Lorax” by National Geographic, the biologist, botanist, and conservationist Meg Lowman – aka “Canopy Meg” – takes us on an adventure into the “eighth continent” of the world’s treetops, along her journey as a tree scientist, and into climate action. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374162696

Finding the Mother Tree, Susanne Simard, 2021 “From the world’s leading forest ecologist who forever changed how people view trees and their connections to one another and other living things in the forest – a moving, inspiring journey of discovery.” http://suzannesimard.com

Speak for the Trees, Andria Friesen, 2009, This gorgeous art book contains works depicting trees by 73 artists and accompanied by quotes from 73 individuals. A multimedia tool for deepening our own contemplative practice. http://speakforthetreesbooks.com

The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben 2015, “Opens peoples eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests everyday.” http://greystonebooks.com

Wild Path to the Sacred Heart, Ellen Davidson, 2019 “Combining wild animal encounters, mystical experiences, and splashes of science about the intelligence of trees, this book uses the author’s life to spiral around the central question of how we can both respond to our challenging times and find inner peace, belonging and connection.” https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Sacred-Heart-Ellen-Davidson/dp/1733627502

The Songs of Trees (Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors), David George Haskell, 2017, “Haskell repeatedly visits a dozen trees, exploring connections with people, microbes, fungi, and other plants and animals… showing the the biological connections that underpin all life.” http://www.dghaskell.com

Call of the Trees, Dorothy Maclean. 2006, “Dorothy Maclean’s, Call of the Trees, helps us to see, to hear, and to feel the forest through the trees and to recognize them as our soul friends. Read the messages. Go to the forest. Be there. Be still and hear their call.” http://lorian.org

The Meaning of Trees by Fred , 2005, “In astonishing photographs and thoughtful words, The Meaning of Trees is a compelling guide to some of the world’s most magnificent beings. Through botany, history, mythology and folklore, it offers a comprehensive study of what trees have meant to humans throughout the ages.” https://amazon.com/Meaning-Trees-Botany-History-Healing/dp/081184823X

Wise Trees by Diane Cook and  Len Jenshel, 2017, “Leading landscape photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel present Wise Trees – a stunning photography book containing more than 50 beautiful trees with remarkable stories from around the world.” https://amazon.com/Wise-Trees-Diane-Cook/dp/141972001

The Secret Life of Plants by Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, 1973, “Exploring the world of plants and its relation to mankind as revealed by the latest discoveries of scientists, The Secret Life of Plants includes remarkable information about plants as lie detectors and plants and ecological sentinels; it describes their ability to adapt to human wishes, their response to music, their curative powers, and their ability to communicate with man.”https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Life-Plants-Fascinating-Emotional-ebook/dp/B079WVKWBN

That Tree by Mark Hirsch, 2013, This is a yearlong photo project chronicling the life of a lone burr oak tree in Wisconsin. Mr. Hirsh was recovering from a serious injury when he began playing with the camera in his Iphone. The book is in full color and inspired hundreds to create an online community about That Tree. http://thattree.net

Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson, 2010, (youth book). Mama Miti is the true story of Wangari Maathai, known as “Mama Miti”. She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her grassroots efforts in reforesting Kenya. This book for young people is colorfully illustrated and her story is beautifully told. https://www.amazon.com/Mama-Miti-Wangari-Maathai-Trees/dp/1416935053

Attentive Heart, The — Conversations with Trees, Stephanie Kaza, 1993 “ Beautifully illustrated with hand-printed lithographs by David TeSelle, The Attentive Heart unfolds with the progression of Kaza’s experience reaching out to trees, asking for stories, looking deeply, and choosing to act.”

Healing with Trees—Finding a Path to Wholeness, Margaret Cheasebro, 2017 “Many trees want to communicate with us and to help us reconnect with the majesty of who we really are. They have messages to share, healing to offer, and understandings about the nature of our Earth to reveal. They offer to help us, and they ask us to help them. When we spend time among trees, we can find a pathway to our own inner wisdom, to greater health, and to the aloneness that connects us all.“ [Contains “a wealth of tools”]

Heartbeat of Trees, The: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature, Peter Wohlleben, 2021 “Drawing on science and cutting-edge research, The Heartbeat of Trees reveals the profound interactions humans can have with nature, exploring: the language of the forest, the consciousness of plants, and the eroding boundary between flora and fauna.”

Language of the Trees—A Seneca Indian Earthwalk, Twylah Hurd Nitsch, 1982, Published by the Seneca Indian Historical Society, Cattaraugus Indian Reservation “These retrospects are an effort to relate the visions implanted in my youthful mind about the sacred places upon which the tree families stand. The Elder Trees still speak the truth of Nature’s mingling and of the thousands of years of co-existence at sacred places wherein lies the elements of truth waiting to be discovered.”

Mother Tree, The — A Novel, Heather W. Cobhan, 2018 “Unbeknownst to Sloan, part of her property contains the Mother Tree, a live oak, where for over a hundred years, women have gathered. It was here, with the help of her women’s circle, that Maya recovered from her husband’s death. Maya and Sloan’s lives intersect over the fate of the Mother Tree when the women’s circle rallies the community to protect the sacred tree.”

Overstory, The—A Novel, Richard Powers, 2019 “…winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, is a sweeping, impassioned work of activism and resistance that is also a stunning evocation of―and paean to―the natural world…There is a world alongside ours―vast, slow, interconnected, resourceful, magnificently inventive, and almost invisible to us. This is the story of a handful of people who learn how to see that world and who are drawn up into its unfolding catastrophe.”

Talks with Trees, Leslie Canaria, 1997 “To me, I am clearly speaking the words my subjects have chosen. Even so, I am constantly amazed at the sentences that I hear, and how they seem to be of a different style or viewpoint than my own. The ideas expressed are so often ones that I feel I’d never come up with myself that I’m reassured that I’m actually channeling, and not just writing fiction from somewhere deep in my imagination.”

Tree Talk, Dianne Robbins & the Tree People, 2009 “We are the Tree People, and we thank you for reading our book of messages, dictated from us to you, for the purpose of acquainting you with our world and seeing the world through our eyes. For our eyes encompass all realms, including yours… Through this book May you understand the Great Laws of Life, and act to bring peace and harmony back to our planet.”

Tree-Talk—Memories, Myths & Timeless Customs, Marie-France Boyer, 1996 “This book is dedicated not to botanists, nor to dendrologists, nor even to gardeners, but to ignorant dreamers and to those who love a special tree, unique in all the world.”

Wind, by Ellen Dee Davidson, (youth book) 2022 “A unique blend of high fantasy, earth mysticism and mythology, including a shape shifting tree spirit” Winner of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award for family friendly media. https://www.amazon.com/Wind-Ellen-Dee-Davidson/dp/1643887513

Nandi & The Music of the Plants, by Nandini Gosine-Mayrhoo (youth book) 2022 is the first children’s book on the Music of the Plants device. Plant music is introduced to children, encouraging them to not only experience the awe and wonder in nature, but to retain that awe into adulthood – becoming advocates and proponents for much needed change in how humanity perceives and treats the plant world.  Nandi & The Music of the Plants is a delightful story that captivates the imagination of children. Aimed primarily at homeschoolers, the book also includes a workbook, with questions for both children and adults to explore and expand their connection with the plant world. https://www.nandimotp.org/