“The Tree” by Mr. Kind

The Tree

Mr. Kind
YouthWide, LLC. (2026)
ISBN: 979-8185209721
Reviewed by Sheri Hoyte and Nina (age 6) for Reader Views (09/2026)

The Tree is the sixth book in the Mr. Kind Stories series by Mr. Kind. It’s a magical adventure about a rhinoceros who gets his horn stuck in a tree, and a grumpy bird who just might be the very one to save the day.

The story begins in the middle of a sweltering desert with a rhino who has his horn stuck in a tree. Yes, a tree! The only tree in the entire desert and this silly rhino somehow manages to find it with his horn. The bird who lives in the tree is not too happy about his new neighbor – the rhino is too noisy and the bird cannot get any sleep! Reluctant to help, but needing some sleep, the bird sets off to find help for his new, unlikely friend. The story takes a wild twist when a storm pulls the bird off its course. He lands in a faraway place unknown to him, at a castle filled with brave knights, a beautiful princess, and an adventure he never could have imagined.

The Tree is a not-so-typical fairy tale for kids and adults alike, combined with valuable lessons of patience and what it means to be a friend – even if you don’t feel like helping.

Mr. Kind puts a lot of heart into his stories, and I was delighted once again to read this book with my granddaughter, Nina. She weighs in with her thoughts below.

A Note from Nina

I liked it when the rhinoceros was finally out of the tree and the bird helped him. The rhinoceros can’t see very well and he was running and running around and he couldn’t see where he was going. Rhinoceroses don’t have good eyes, so they really do have birds on their backs. They need a bird that will help them go where they need to go. And that bird will also pick bugs off of the rhinoceros’ body so the rhinoceros will not itch. I already knew that, but I don’t know what kind of bird it is.

When the bird was at the castle, he helped a knight who was kind of like in a spell by the monster. After the knight was saved, he helped the bird with a special thing to help the rhino get out of the tree. The princess helped too with the monster, but Bibi said I can’t tell you how.

So the bird helped lots of people, not just the rhinoceros, and it seemed like he had an impossible problem, but they solved it by being kind and helpful.

I really liked this book. Especially pictures. My favorite ones are of the rhinoceros and the beautiful princess. The big scary monster pictures are really good too but they didn’t really scare me, but I’m six. It might not scare five-year-olds, but you have to be at least five years old. Not four. Not three. Not two. Not one. Not babies.