Poem

By Jorie Graham

The earth said
remember me.
The earth said
don’t let go,

said it one day
when I was
accidentally
listening, I

heard it, I felt it
like temperature,
all said in a
whisper – build to-

morrow, make right be-
fall, you are not
free, other scenes
are not taking

place, time is not filled,
time is not late, there is
a thing the emptiness
needs as you need

emptiness, it
shrinks from light again &
again, although all things
are present, a

fact a day a
bird that warps the
arithmetic of per-
fection with its

arc, passing again &
again in the evening
air, in the pre-
vailing wind, making no

mistake – yr in-
difference is yr
principal beauty
the mind says all the

time – I hear it – I
hear it every-
where. The earth
said remember

me. I am the
earth, it said. Re-
member me.

From Earth Prayers

“And now let us believe in a long year that is given to us,
new, untouched, full of things that have never been…”

– Rainer Maria Rilke

As we wave goodbye to another year, we’d like to thank you for believing.

Believing that it’s possible to create a kinder, more compassionate world.

Believing that it’s possible to create a healthier planet.

Believing that you can create
good things that have never been
by turning beliefs into action.

We are so grateful to you
for planting seeds of positive change.

With your support of the FWP
read-and-plant partnership,
you’re contributing to a brighter,
more sustainable future
by helping us plant trees
for people and planet.

Trees that turn down the heat,
purify air, water, and soil,
and provide habitat for our
furry and feathered friends.

Well done, Believers!

Wishing you a happy, healthy, peaceful 2025!

Favorite World Press

Favorite World Press Forest Update

With the help of our partners at Tree-Nation and American Forest, we’ve planted across 14 projects around the world, bringing our carbon capture total to 6,110 tons of CO2. That’s equivalent to 6,787,079 pounds of coal burned, or 519,389 bags of waste recycled instead of landfilled, or 15,559,479 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered passenger vehicle (that’s about 610 times around the Earth).

[little tree]

By E. E. Cummings

little tree
little silent Christmas tree
you are so little
you are more like a flower

who found you in the green forest
and were you very sorry
to come away?
see i will comfort you
because you smell so sweetly

i will kiss your cool bark
and hug you safe and tight
just as your mother would,
only don’t be afraid

look the spangles
that sleep all the year
in a dark box
dreaming of being taken out
and allowed to shine,
the balls the chains red and gold
the fluffy threads,

put up your little arms
and i’ll give them all
to you to hold
every finger shall have its ring
and there won’t be a single place
dark or unhappy

then when you’re quite dressed
you’ll stand in the window
for everyone to see
and how they’ll stare!
oh but you’ll be very proud

and my little sister and i
will take hands
and looking up
at our beautiful tree
we’ll dance and sing
“Noel Noel”

Wishing you a bright, beautiful,
jingly holiday!

FWP Holiday Playlist

XOFavorite World Press

‘Tis the season
to make someone merry!
When Frankie and Peaches
learn that sad, lonely Bella
just wants to
blend in with the snow,
they come up with
a heart-happy plan
to make her frown go away.

From Tales of Total Kindness,
a hopeful, holiday tale
of the healing power of friendship—
Being Like Bella

Dear friends of FWP,

Without you, there is no us.
Thank you for reading with us.
Thank you for planting with us.
We are so grateful for your support.

Happy Thanksgiving!

You wouldn’t believe
what once or twice
I have seen.
I’ll just tell you this:
only if there are angels
in your head
will you ever possibly, see one.

― Mary Oliver

How beautiful
the leaves grow old.
How full of light and color
are their last days.

― John Burroughs

It’s almost Halloween, and Frankie and Peaches are planning a spooktacular surprise for their friends and neighbors.

Don’t be afraid, check out The Smile Machine from Tales of Total Kindness to find out what they do to boo!

It’s officially autumn and that’s officially a great time to make room for a new friend at school. If you know someone who could use a pal Frankie and Peaches have some big-hearted ideas on how to be an includer.

From the Tales of Total Kindness series, you can find The Pancake Girl here.

And don’t forget, when you buy a book we plant a tree. Thank you for helping to make the world a kinder, healthier place.

Love the trees
until their leaves fall off,
then encourage them
to try again next year.

― Chad Sugg