My Mother's Mango Tree is a story about a little mango tree that seemed to be in the wrong place and it seemed like it would never bear fruit because of the less than ideal circumstances of where it was planted. When in fact it was always in the right place and eventually it bears fruit. The Mango tree story is a great way to teach children about hope; faith and patience and how every situation makes us stronger and builds character, letting us know that what you see above the surface is always less than what is actually there.