Night Tree
by, Eve Bunting
Illustrated by Ted Rand
This is the story about a Christmas family tradition. Each year, the family in this story load up into their pick-up truck and drive to Luke's forest, where they decorate a tree with popcorn strings and apples and tangerines. They sit in the cold and sing Christmas carols and drink hot cocoa. They think about how their tree has grown during the past year, and all the animals that will come to visit their tree and dine on the decorations.
When I read this book, I feel inspired to create my own special family traditions with my children. I think this book would be a fantastic story to read to children and inspire discussions about different family holiday traditions. While the story is a Christmas story, it really is more about spending time with family and nature, and does not contain any religious material (aside from mentioning Christmas). The illustrations in this book are beautiful, and the artwork and story in this book truly warms my heart. I want my own family to have a "Night Tree!"
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