On the same morning that Zee Cooper is born, a little Douglas-fir tree seedling emerges from the nursery bed at her family's Christmas tree farm. As Zee and the tree grow up side by side, they experience many similar milestones, from leaving the nursery to struggling through growth spurts to getting a snazzy new haircut.

Revered nonfiction author Elizabeth Rusch teams with beloved illustrator Will Hillenbrand to create a charming informational picture book that intersperses facts about how Douglas-fir trees are grown and cared for on a farm with a sweet story about a girl growing up alongside her very special tree. 

From the dust jacket