Little Tree (Read to a Child!: Level 2) - Softcover

E.E. Cummings

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0517881780 ISBN 13: 9780517881781

Publisher: Dragonfly Books, 1994

Synopsis

This beautiful picture book featuring the beloved Christmas poem, "Little Tree," will delight children and parents alike!  
                                                                                                
In a warm and touching poem, e.e. cummings describes the wonder and excitement of a young brother and sister who find a little tree on a city sidewalk and carry it home, where they adorn it with Christmas finery.

About this title

About the Author:

About the Author
 
e.e. cummings was one of the most preeminent American poets of the 20th century. He died in 1962.
 
About the Illustrator
 
Deborah Kogan Ray's work has appeared in numerous exhibitions and collections, and she is the author/illustrator of many books for children.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-Inspired by cummings's poem, which is presented in its entirety at the beginning of this beguiling book, Raschka's story echoes and expands on its themes of families and belonging. Delicate tiny vignettes decorate the text pages, which face full-page illustrations. Loose, geometric lines, skewed multiple perspectives, and childlike representations of people characterize these intricate, energetic watercolors. The story takes the little tree from his faraway forest home, via a little truck and a little train, "past the farms and little towns to the little big city," where he is purchased by a loving little family. In an engaging sideline, Santa appears in small scenes pulling on his boots, skiing, listening to music, and drinking a glass of wine at a caf‚. Final pictures reinforce the connection between the poem and the story. Visually, and as a simple, sweetly old-fashioned read-aloud, Little Tree embodies the warm sense of love and belonging that for many defines the true meaning of Christmas.-S. P.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Dragonfly Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0517881780
• ISBN 13: 9780517881781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Deborah Kogan Ray