6/10/2023 0 Comments The halloween tree book coverWe need more Halloween trees! I give this book 4.5 out of 5 coffins. Perfect for Halloween, Christmas, or any other day of the year, this charming, life-affirming picture book deserves to become a dual holiday tradition. T he Halloween Tree celebrates the joy and freedom of imaginative play and suggests that all people (and trees!) can find their unique purpose if given enough time and enough support to do so. Teresa Martinez’s warm illustrations are full of personality and humor, and Susan Montanari’s sweet prose makes this book imminently re-readable. The Halloween Tree is a funny, heartwarming story about a very special (and very grumpy) tree that finds its place in the world and learns to appreciate love and friendship. I’d like to thank Sourcebooks Jabberwocky for providing a copy via Edelweiss+ in exchange for review consideration. Then the parents threaten to cut the ugly tree down and the children save him in a way that makes everyone-including the tree-happy. When some inventive children discover him, he begins to change his mind, but discovers it’s too late to fulfill a Christmas destiny. As he grows, his determination not to grow into a Christmas tree gnarls his branches so that he becomes a twisted, spooky old tree. Eight costumed boys running to meet their friend Pipkin at the haunted house outside town encounter. “I don’t like lights, I don’t like decorations, and I don’t like people,” declares a young pine tree. : The Halloween Tree (9780375803017) by Ray Bradbury and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. A fast-moving, eerie tale set on Halloween night.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |