Over the years, a little sapling has grown into a big birch tree, standing right next to a family's house. It has a sturdy trunk and branches full of leaves.
For the birch, the year is full of changes: the warmth of summer; the wistful farewells of autumn; the chill of winter; and the miracle of growth in spring. The birch is often the center of life for the children playing in the yard, but sometimes the birch is left all alone.
In this book, each month depicts a vignette in the life of the birch and its surroundings. The tree and the family are in an ongoing, delicate interaction--from one day, one month, and one year, to another.
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Vid husvaggen star en stor bjoerk. En liten planta har under arens lopp vuxit till ett stadigt trad med tata grenar.
Bjoerkens ar ar fyllt av foerandringar: sommarvarme och vinterkyla, varens underverk da tradet knoppas, och hoestens vemodiga avsked. Emellanat tycker bjoerken sig vara medelpunkten bade pa garden och i barnens liv, men ibland kanner den sig valdigt ensam.
Har finner vi en oegonblicksbild foer varje manad ur bjoerkens och gardens liv. Tradet och manniskorna i dess narhet lever i standig vaxelverkan sinsemellan- dag efter dag, manad efter manad och ar efter ar.