A City Christmas Tree
by
Rebecca Bond
Order:
USA
Can
Little, Brown & Co., 2005 (2005)
Hardcover
Reviewed by Hilary Williamson
M
aggie Laroche lives in the city. When the Christmas tree man sets up shop '
at the end of the block
', she dreams of a
city tree
.
T
o Maggie, the
zest
of a Christmas tree in the city is '
like a day in the spray of the sea.
' So she brings her brother Teddy to the tree man. Teddy has his own dreams - the tree's color takes him to '
the heart of the woods.
' The next day they bring their brother Lucas, in whose dreams the tree lights '
shimmered like stars.
' Sister Ellie dreams of the tree angel watching the world below, while their parents dream of the joyful family reunion that a
city tree
represents.
T
he family takes the tree home, where Rebecca Bond shows us, through her exuberant illustrations, how happy it makes them, and the wonderful dreams it gives them. I especially love the closing illustration of city windows at night, reflecting the lights of '
hundreds of Christmas-tree trees.
' Anticipate the holidays and dream your own
city tree
dreams with
A City Christmas Tree
.
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