The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story - Hardcover
This unforgettable tale, illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Barbara Cooney, has become a seasonal classic-a touching and joyful story about courage and the power of family.
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Gloria Houston is an internationally known educator and author of several award-winning, best-selling books for young readers.
Barbara Cooney illustrated over 100 books for children.
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Barbara Cooney illustrated over 100 books for children.
The Armistice has been declared, but still there is no sign of Ruthie's father in their little Appalachian town. So, in accordance with the traditions of Pine Grove, it falls to Ruthie and her mother to bring home the perfect Christmas tree to donate to the town. Ruthie had accompanied her father to the rocky cliff where he marked a tree in the spring, so she and her mother set out to find it again, and haul it home. Their trip becomes the basisovernightof a new town legend; Ruthie, chosen for the role of the heavenly angel in the the church Christmas play, finds herself outfitted in a madeover wedding dress of the finest silkanother "miracle" wrought by her hardworking mother. An accomplished, fluid telling garnishes this simple story, as do Cooney's moonlit paintings of wintry evenings and the welcoming glow of fire and lanterns. Ruthie is more or less an observer; her mother is the real heroine. But the way they work together to keep their family's duty is rendered in a harmonious blending of text and pictures. Ages 4-8.
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- PublisherDial Books
- Publication date1988
- ISBN 10 080370299X
- ISBN 13 9780803702998
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorCooney Barbara
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