diff --git a/src/binarytree.jl b/src/binarytree.jl
index b6e06e3..d5b40da 100644
--- a/src/binarytree.jl
+++ b/src/binarytree.jl
@@ -87,7 +87,14 @@ function delete! end
 # IO METHODS
 # -----------
 
-function Base.show(io::IO, ::MIME"text/plain", tree::BinaryTree)
+function Base.show(io::IO, node::BinaryNode)
+  name = nameof(typeof(node))
+  print(io, "$name(")
+  _printkeyvalue(io, node)
+  print(io, ")")
+end
+
+function Base.show(io::IO, tree::BinaryTree)
   name = nameof(typeof(tree))
   if isnothing(tree.root)
     print(io, "$name()")
@@ -119,7 +126,13 @@ end
 AbstractTrees.NodeType(::Type{<:BinaryNode}) = AbstractTrees.HasNodeType()
 AbstractTrees.nodetype(T::Type{<:BinaryNode}) = T
 
-function AbstractTrees.printnode(io::IO, node::BinaryNode)
+AbstractTrees.printnode(io::IO, node::BinaryNode) = _printkeyvalue(io, node)
+
+# -----------------
+# HELPER FUNCTIONS
+# -----------------
+
+function _printkeyvalue(io::IO, node::BinaryNode)
   ioctx = IOContext(io, :compact => true, :limit => true)
   val = value(node)
   if isnothing(val)
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 35f81a5..4ef66a6 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -216,13 +216,13 @@ const BT = BinaryTrees
 
     # show
     tree = AVLTree{Int,Int}()
-    @test sprint(show, MIME("text/plain"), tree) == "AVLTree()"
+    @test sprint(show, tree) == "AVLTree()"
     BT.insert!(tree, 3, 30)
     BT.insert!(tree, 2, 20)
     BT.insert!(tree, 4, 40)
     BT.insert!(tree, 1, 10)
     BT.insert!(tree, 5, 50)
-    @test sprint(show, MIME("text/plain"), tree) == """
+    @test sprint(show, tree) == """
     AVLTree
     3 => 30
     ├─ 2 => 20
@@ -230,14 +230,20 @@ const BT = BinaryTrees
     └─ 4 => 40
        └─ 5 => 50"""
 
+    node = BT.search(tree, 1)
+    @test sprint(show, node) == "AVLNode(1 => 10)"
+
     tree = AVLTree{Int}()
     BT.insert!(tree, 2)
     BT.insert!(tree, 1)
     BT.insert!(tree, 3)
-    @test sprint(show, MIME("text/plain"), tree) == """
+    @test sprint(show, tree) == """
     AVLTree
     2
     ├─ 1
     └─ 3"""
+
+    node = BT.search(tree, 1)
+    @test sprint(show, node) == "AVLNode(1)"
   end
 end