What have we learned about our narrator, the tree? How do you picture Red?
What is the importance of a name? Discuss the reasons that Red gives for each of the animals choosing their own names (raccoons, opossums, owls, squirrels, skunks, and crows).
On page 54, Red says, "That's our neighborhood: wild and tangled and colorful. Like the best kind of garden." What does this mean? What makes your neighborhood special?