Big Tree is a children's novel written and illustrated by Mary and Conrad Buff. In the book a personified 5,000-year-old giant sequoia tells its life story. The novel was first published in 1946 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1947. It may have been inspired by the Wawona Tree. See also 1946 in literature References 1946 American novels American children's novels Newbery Honor-winning works Sequoiadendron Viking Press books 1946 children's books Plants in children literature