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Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrated by Jim Lamarche
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Once there was a little fir tree growing all alone in an open field. He was lonely being far away from the other trees of the forest. But one day, a gentle man digs him up and brings him home so his little lame son, who can't walk into the forest himself, can have a living tree for Christmas. ''You have come to me from the wild green forest,'' said the little boy. ''And you are part of my very own world. You have come to the great Celebration of Christmas.'' And what a celebration it is. Each spring, the man takes the tree back to the field. One winter, the tree waits and waits, but no one comes. That Christmas is the most special of all because...

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Margaret Wise Brown, author of the beloved Goodnight Moon, has written another treasure. How wonderful that it is available to children of today, and how special that Jim LaMarche has painted the illustrations. His magical pictures are a perfect fit for Brown's lyrical, poetic language. I was brought to tears reading this book. It is so very dear. It pulls on your heartstrings and brings such a deep down joy. I think this is going to become one of my all-time favorite books to bring out at Christmas. I'll be giving this lovely wonder of a book to all those I hold dear, for Love pours out of every page, and that is the true meaning of Christmas!

(Ages: 3 - 6 years)

#8831 - Hardcover Book - 32 pgs
Our price $15.99

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Endearing and full of love, this story of a little fir tree and its gift to a little lame boy captures the true essence of the Christmas season. A masterpiece. (We have autographed copies while su...