3 Responses to “A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree”

1. Audrey / 15 Jan 2017 6:34am #

   13 of 13 people found the following review helpful

   
   A treasure …….. simply BEAUTIFUL., December 5, 2015

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   This review is from: A Wish to Be A Christmas Tree (Holiday) (Board book)

   I am not certain that I purchased this book through Amazon, but I must review it. We have had this book for several years & still I love this story. It is the first book I look for in our growing box of treasured Christmas books. The story is lovely, heartwarming, meaningful, touching……… I cry every time I read it. Read it through once before reading it to your children or grandchildren – then you will establish a flow & the rhyming will quite simple. This is a book for all ages – as I said, we have had this book for years & my children love it, too. There is a tree in our neighborhood that resembles the “Wish to Be Tree” – we appreciate the tree more than the owners know. I added a photo of my son hiding in the Wish to Be Tree – unfortunately, very little of the Tree is shown. This book is a wonderfully written & beautifully illustrated tool to teach us all about anticipation, disappointment, friendship, gratitude, thoughtfulness, and love. Steer clear of the negative comments – Scrooges. Merry Christmas.

   

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2. Swiley / 15 Jan 2017 7:19am #

   1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

   
   Colleen Monroe has a special book here. A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree will take it’s place on our shelf of favorites., February 7, 2016

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   Swiley (North Georgia mountains) –

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   This review is from: A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree (Hardcover)

   Can you see the sad face on the cover of that book?? I love the art in this book. But the story it tells may be the best part. We all have a wish to be something, right? Well, this tree has for years always wished to be chosen as a Christmas tree. He feels perhaps he is not good enough and this is why he is overlooked each year. But he has the best of friends in the woods with him and what they do will warm your heart and bring the spirit of Christmas alive (spirit of GIVING AND DOING FOR OTHERS) all year long. This is one book you may want to keep out all year long. Yes, this story is about a tree and takes place in the forest, but I got alot out of it. My 8 year old daughter got a lot out of it. In fact it really opened her heart and allowed us to have an easy discussion about being mindful of other’s feelings, kindness and caring for others, and community service and spirit. I love pretty much ALL books but the ones that have these “underlying and teachable” lessons are my favorite. You Need This On Your Shelf. I promise!

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3. K. Fugate / 15 Jan 2017 8:06am #

   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

   
   Tender story about friendship with gorgeous illustrations, July 8, 2015

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   K. Fugate (O’Fallon, MO) –
   
     

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   This review is from: A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree (Hardcover)

   This is one of the loveliest Christmas books I’ve ever purchased. The story is tender and sweet and has a beautiful message about appreciating our friends and letting them know how important they are to us. While I don’t disagree with what others have written about some of the rhymes being awkward and forced, it’s only in a couple of places, and I find that to be true of almost all rhyming children’s books. To me it wasn’t noticeable enough to take away from what is truly a gorgeous and moving book.

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