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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2016 | December Holiday
PreS-Gr 2—This British import relies on beautiful illustrations to energize a slight tale. A stunted pine is harvested and rejected by everyone until a homeless boy takes it, plants it in a box, and decorates it with candles, creating a joyful Christmas moment in the busy wintry city. The tree, whose thoughts provide the focus of the book, is happ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2016
Huddy's romanticized story is the tale of a "scraggly" fir tree that begins life in a Christmas-tree forest and is cut down and taken, tangled up with a healthier tree, to the city. The little fir brings cheer to a homeles...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on April 1, 2016
Inadvertently tangled up with a healthier tree, a "scraggly" fir tree in a Christmas-tree forest is cut down and taken to the c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
