Doug Fir is eager to change color, hibernate, or migrate; he observes these phenomena around him every autumn and pines for transformation or even transplantation. Unable to cease chlorophyll production, he sadly must be \u201cforever green.\u201d His migrating friend Robin drops the bombshell news that palm trees are evergreens, too, and carries Doug\u2019s letter bemoaning his \u201ccold and boring\u201d life to Queenie the Queen Palm, who lives in Florida. While he\u2019s waiting, \u201cchilly and stuck,\u201d for a spring reply, we see that other critters depend on him. By mail, Queenie counsels Doug to \u201cstick to your roots.\u201d He admits he needs rich soil, not sand; as his \u201cfamily tree\u201d attests, generations of evergreens have lived in the forest. Still, Doug remains depressed until Queenie observes, \u201cI\u2019m sure you do more than you think,\u201d and Doug realizes that a bear, mushrooms, deer, fir-sprouts, and bats all need him. Doug\u2019s epiphany feels rather abrupt\u2014and readers may wonder if it will last. He\u2019s an appealing figure, with expressive cartoonish eyes, but the tale feels spread thin in its attempt to both convey info on ecology and offer a portrait of a protagonist learning to be satisfied with himself. A final page offers basic stats on four evergreen species.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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