A Tree's Christmas - Hardcover

James Andrew Bowen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0979359317 ISBN 13: 9780979359316

Publisher: Clearview Communications Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

What if your Christmas tree could talk? What would it say? Did Anne dream this story of the talking Christmas tree, or could it be real? You must decide for yourself. The story starts when a love-filled family s Christmas in the country is over. The Christmas tree s decorations are gently removed. Anne, her dad and their dog, Lucky, take the tree outside and lay it down in the snow-covered garden. That night, to the amazement, surprise and delight of the trees around the garden, the Christmas tree begins telling the exciting story of its wonder-filled adventures inside the family s home during the Christmas season. All night, the trees listen as the Christmas tree tells its stories, and then ... A Tree s Christmas will inspire children of all ages to appreciate anew the wonders of a family Christmas, and how the tree, at the center of it all, can play an even more meaningful role in the celebration than anyone can imagine. And, as the Christmas tree tells of its adventures, readers will come to understand the importance of leading a rich, full life that makes a difference no matter what others say. It s a story that can be told over and over every Christmas, for generations to come, and still have genuine meaning for all who read it.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

AMERICA'S NEWEST CHRISTMAS STORY: Talking Christmas tree tells of adventures in the house In new children's Christmas book, A Tree's Christmas™ In America's newest children's Christmas book, A Tree's Christmas™ (www.atreeschristmas.com), by Southern journalist and author Andrew Bowen, the Christmas tree at the center of a family's sacred season tells heartwarming and exciting stories of its adventures in a family's house during Christmas – along with color commentary from its sidekick, Lucky the Irish setter. Opening and closing with narration by a 13-year-old girl who thinks she dreamed the story (but lets the reader decide if that's true), the book examines themes of the cycle of life, family ties, birth, death, hardships and triumphs so appropriate for current times. The book even addresses current issues important for youth by showing how the little Christmas tree raises its self confidence and overcomes bullying by larger trees, which eventually come to respect and love the little Christmas tree. Lovingly taken out and laid down in the family's snow-covered garden after Christmas, to the amazement, surprise and delight of the trees around the garden, the Christmas tree spends the night telling the other trees what it was like to be a part of the family's Christmas celebration, to be the center of attention during the special season, and how it helped make their Christmas even better.In one of the chapters that is already the favorite of little boys, the Christmas tree and Lucky the Irish setter tell how they managed to chase off a burglar trying to steal all of the presents under the tree. In another chapter, the tree and Lucky tell how they helped to get a fire going in the fireplace to help keep a mother and her newborn warm with a blizzard raging outside. The main characters – oaks, pines, maples, dogwoods, willows, poplars and hickories – all take on the personalities of their species (as observed by the author's 50 years in the rural South). The tree-characters interact with the little Christmas tree variously as friendly, critical, uncaring, aloof, arrogant, and finally, loving and caring. “It's a sweet children's Christmas story that I'm sure young children will like,” commented reviewer Dr. Judith Briles, author of more than 20 books and board member of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. “Adults will understand and love the circle of life theme. And, of course, the author reminds us there's a lot more to a tree than its branches and leaves! The surprise ending will touch everyone's hearts.”

From the Inside Flap:

If your Christmas tree could talk, what would it say? How would it describe the wonders of what it's like to be at the center of the family's Christmas celebration? Did Anne dream this story of the talking Christmas tree, or could it be real? You must decide for yourself. The story starts when a love-filled family's Christmas in the country is over. The Christmas tree's decorations are gently removed. Anne, her dad and their dog, Lucky, take the tree outside and lay it down in the snow-covered garden. That night, to the amazement, surprise and delight of the trees around the garden, the Christmas tree begins telling the exciting story of its wonder-filled adventures inside the family's home during the Christmas season. All night, the trees listen as the Christmas tree tells its stories, and then... “A Tree's Christmas” will inspire children of all ages to appreciate anew the wonders of a family Christmas, and how the tree, at the center of it all, can play an even more meaningful role in the celebration than anyone can imagine. And, as the Christmas trees tells of its adventures, readers will come to understand the importance of leading a rich, full life that makes a difference- no matter what others say. It's a story that can be told over and over every Christmas, for generations to come, and still have genuine meaning for all who read it.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clearview Communications Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0979359317
• ISBN 13: 9780979359316
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 68
• Editor: Barbara Munson, Munson Communications, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Illustrator: Scott Serkland, Serkworks, Surprise, Arizona