63 // The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree / Gloria Houston, Ill. Barbara Cooney
- Sarah Peden
- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min read
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree / Gloria Houston, Ill. Barbara Cooney
Puffin
1996
It's Ruthie's family's year to pick the Christmas tree for the church. She and her father mark it with a ribbon in the summer, but the Great War comes and Ruthie's father is gone. Will Ruthie and her mother be able to provide the Christmas tree for the village?
Holidays - Americana - generosity and giving.
Cooney's Americana style paintings bring Appalachia to life. I love the moon glow in the snow scenes best. The story of Ruthie's mother working to bring a normal Christmas to her little girl when the father is gone to war shows a depth of love and sacrifice that exemplifies the season.
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