Yoko’s Wish Trees
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My novel #wishtree is dedicated to newcomers and welcomers.
I take comfort in the knowledge that there are so very many welcomers in this country. Even in the darkness, I am reminded of this every day.
They give me reason to hope. And as Red says, “Everyone needs to hope.” ❤️🌳
“Hollows are proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope.”
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#wishtree #mglit
How dare that tree be monoecious!!
#censorship #WishTree #KatherineApplegate #BannedBooks #anti-trans #anti-Muslim #anti-woke
My thanks to @penamerica.bsky.social for the thoughtful conversation about #wishtree, which was recently removed from school reading programs in Wisconsin and Virginia.
The good news? When I visit a classroom, I come away reassured. The future’s in good hands. ❤️
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Educators! Are you planning to read one of my books in the classroom this year?
Check out my Educator Resources page—it's full of discussion guides & activities for many of my books, including the "One and Only" series, #wishtree, #Odder, #PocketBear, & more. katherineapplegate.com/educator-res...
"Days have a way of slipping past like raindrops in a river."
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Can't believe it's time to turn the calendar once again. I'm wishing you all a new year full of memorable stories.
#wishtree @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Wow! ✨ A huge thank you to Dr. Tan for fulfilling all 85 wishes from our CASA Wish Tree! 🎁💙
Your generosity is making a big difference for youth in care this season—we’re so grateful!
#YoloCASA #CASAVolunteers #YouthInFosterCare #WishTree #CommunitySupport
We couldn't have done this without our sponsors, partners, and the community! Thank you for helping us spread holiday joy. Merry Christmas! 🎄⭐
#wishtree #toysfortots #wish8 #happyholidays
Educators, thank you so much for sharing your classroom #wishtree projects with me here this semester. They never fail to brighten my day and fill me with hope. ❤️🌳
If you don't already know, there are some great "All Are Welcome Here" resources on my website: katherineapplegate.com/educator-res...
I believe that community reads are magical experiences. Reading together, and yes—disagreeing together—can help us bridge gaps, open conversations, and rediscover community.
We need more of that these days, not less. #wishtree
Disheartening news from Wisconsin, where #wishtree was removed from a voluntary reading program after parent complaints.
If you don’t want your child to read my book, that’s absolutely your right. But you cannot tell other parents what their children get to read. www.cbs58.com/news/book-ta...
Make Wishes Come True with our #WishTree 🎄! Hanging on our tree are tags with wishes written on from young people being supported by local charities Edberts House and Changing Lives. Choose a tag, buy that gift, pop it in a gift bag with that tag on & return back to us by 6pm on Sun 21 Dec 2025.
Dear Dousman Families, Back in September, Dousman Elementary and the PTO began communicating their interest in a one-book community read....Copies of the Wishtree were sent home ahead of time so families could decide how and when they wanted to participate. This activity was also planned alongside the school’s book fair to support a strong reading culture in the building. We have since received concerns about the book Wishtree.... As families began reading the book, three concerns were shared with the school or via social media. The first was the way the main character, a tree, introduces itself as biologically male and female. The second was the storyline involving a religious minority family experiencing discrimination. The third was that the tree describes keeping secrets, which some families felt sent a message that was not appropriate for a school wide read. Given the concerns that have been shared, the district is taking the time to look carefully at the book and its use in our schools. We take the concerns that families have raised seriously, and when questions arise about the appropriateness of a book or material, we use our established review process.... Wishtree will move into that formal review process. The outcome may include keeping the book with conditions, limiting its use to specific settings, or removing it as a district resource.... During the review, the book will not be used as a building wide selection.... We view this as an opportunity for the district, the school board, and our community to work together. We appreciate the feedback that families have offered. Families are an essential part of the education process and your input helps us ensure that materials are age appropriate, reflect community expectations, and support a positive learning environment. Thank you for your continued partnership. If you have questions or would like to discuss this further, please reach out.
"As families began reading the book, three concerns were shared with the school or via social media. The first was the way the main character, a tree, introduces itself as biologically male and female. The second was the storyline involving a religious minority family experiencing discrimination. The third was that the tree describes keeping secrets, which some families felt sent a message that was not appropriate for a school wide read."
Apparently parents in my school district are offended that red oaks are monecious--they have both male and female reproductive organs. Wishtree was assigned to all students and their families to read together. #Wishtree #bookbans #oak #Kettlemoraine #Wisconsin #Waukesha
Precerpt (#book #excerpt prior to publication) from In with the East Wind: A Mary Poppins Kind of Life - #Armenia: On the Way to Lake Sevan.
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#Charentsavan #wishtree #SovietUnion
I wrote my novel #wishtree from the point of view of a 200-year-old oak tree.
It may seem like a reach, and it felt like one at times. But sometimes it’s easier for me to view humans through a nonhuman lens. It allows our love, fear, pain, sadness to shine through. And, of course, our empathy. ❤️🌳
Today - was focused on joy 😌
#HappyBoots and #HappyPlace #WishTree #FrontenacArchBiosphere #UNESCO
Cover of Wishtree by Katherine Applegate. A large oak tree is on the cover.
I just finished listening to Wishtree by @kaaauthor.bsky.social with my kiddos, and why is this book about a red oak tree making me cry happy tears? 😭❤️😭❤️😭
#booksky #kidsbooks #middlegrade #wishtree
Honored to see #wishtree on this @mackidssl.bsky.social list of books for National Bullying Prevention Month. ❤️🌳
It's in such great company—@dashkaslater.bsky.social! @mikecurato.bsky.social! @jamesbirdbooks.bsky.social!
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“Different languages, different food, different customs. That's our neighborhood: wild and tangled and colorful. Like the best kind of garden.”
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My novel #wishtree was published eight years ago today. I'm so grateful to all the newcomers and welcomers who have found and shared this story.
Educators! Are you planning to read one of my books in the classroom this fall? 🦍🌳🦦
Check out my Educator Resources page—it's full of discussion guides & activities for many of my books, including the "One and Only" series, #wishtree, #Odder, and more: katherineapplegate.com/educator-res...
Little girl writing on a marble step at the museum that housed the wish tree, writing one wish for the world and one for her grandparents.
#humansofbluesky - a #wish for #peace, written by a little girl to hang on a wish tree in NYC: "I wish for peace everywhere! ☮ Peace" #wishtree #imagine #photography #eastcoastkin
My novel #wishtree is dedicated to newcomers and welcomers.
I know that there are so very many welcomers in this country. Even in the darkness, I am reminded of this every day.
They give me reason to hope. And as Red says, “Everyone needs to hope.” ❤️🌳
To celebrate my birthday, here is my story about Yoko’s Wish Tree.
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@yokoono.bsky.social @johnlennonofficial.bsky.social @seanonolennon.bsky.social #yokoono #johnlennon #thebeatles #johnandyoko #yokoonobook #yokoonobiography #imagine #onetoone #warisover #wishtree
These beautiful photos were taken at a stage production of #wishtree in Pennsylvania in late 2023. ❤️🌳
The show was adapted by Adam Swartz and Kathleen Morrow, and these lovely shots were taken by Saige Autumn Photography.
Read about the production here: lionsdigest1.com/13976/featur...
“‘Another Wishing Day,’ I repeated. It seemed like we’d just had one. Had a whole year already come and gone? Days have a way of slipping by like raindrops in a river.”
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Happy #WishingDay to the newcomers and welcomers.
#wishtree #mglit @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Jan 1, 2014
I hope 2014 will not be a stressful year @yokoono.bsky.social
#leaf #newleaf #newyear #stress #streefree #tag #wishtree #wish #art #yokoono
I'm so touched to hear from educators reading #wishtree with their students this semester. Thank you all for bringing kindness, friendship, and hope into your classrooms. It's sorely needed. ❤️🌳
#AllAreWelcomeHere @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
Potted magnolia tree with white paper wishes tied onto the branches
Spotted in our building, the iconic Yoko Ono #WishTree 🎋
Lovely to attend #wishtree exhibition at the Armory. I’m grateful that the team of @yokoono.bsky.social shared my little post of the event on IG stories.
What are you wishing for? ✨🤍🌲
