Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect
10 best books like Why Christmas Trees Aren't Perfect (Richard H. Schneider): Amelia Bedelia, Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?, Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, The Story of Holly and Ivy, Santa Calls, The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story, Apple Tree Christmas, The Light of Christmas, The Legend of the Candy Cane, Saving Winslow
| Author | Peggy Parish |
| ISBN | 0064441555 |
Once upon a school day, I think when I was in second grade (so this would have been pre-1980, I believe), we went on our bi-weekly library outing. The librarian had us sit in front of her in the storytime area and whipped this book out. She read it to us.
That may have been when I realized my love for wordplay.
I...
| Author | Jan Brett |
| ISBN | 0399238735 |
Every year, trolls knock down Kyri's door and gobble up her Christmas feast. But this year, the trolls are in for a surprise: a boy and his pet ice bear on their way to Oslo have come in from the cold. And once the ice bear is finished with the trolls, you can bet they won't come knocking next Christmas Eve!
Once...
| Author | Robert E. Barry |
| ISBN | 0385327218 |
A classic picture book celebrating all the joy a Christmas tree can bring.
Christmas is here and Mr. Willowby's tree has arrived. There's just one big problem: The tree is too tall for his parlor. He cuts off the top so it will fit, and soon the top of that tree is passed along again and again to bring...
The Story of Holly and Ivy
| Author | Rumer Godden |
| ISBN | 0670062197 |
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. Ivy, an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday....
| Author | William Joyce |
| ISBN | 0060211334 |
Art Atchinson Aimesworth -- inventor, crime fighter, and allaround whiz kid-journeys north with his sister, Esther, and his pal, Spaulding, by special invitation from Santa himself. But why did Santa call? Now available in a new hardcover edition, this truly Joyce-ian crusade features villains...
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story
| Author | Gloria Houston |
| ISBN | 0140558772 |
This is a sweet story that children will love at Christmas time, and the illustrations are really great.
A little girl named Ruthie is picked to be the angel at the Christmas play, but she has no angel costume to wear. Her father is away from home in a war that is across the sea, which has created a...
| Author | Trinka Hakes Noble |
| ISBN | 1585362700 |
A frontier family loves their sweet apple tree. They live in the barn with their animals. That’s living close to nature. There is a huge blizzard before Christmas that takes down their wonderful apple tree and the girls are very sad. They spend much time playing in the tree. The girls end up having a good...
| Author | Richard Paul Evans |
| ISBN | 0689834683 |
High in the mountains lies the town of Noel, surrounded by beautiful white walls and a great silver gate. Every year Alexander and his mother walk the long distance to Noel to watch the lighting of the village Christmas tree. This year Alexander learns that the Keeper of the Flame will choose the person...
The Legend of the Candy Cane
| Author | Lori Walburg |
| ISBN | 0310212472 |
One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals...
| Author | Sharon Creech |
| ISBN | 0062570730 |
Perfect for fans of Charlotte’s Web and The One and Only Ivan, Saving Winslow is an uplifting modern classic in the making about a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health, from New York Times bestseller and Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech.
Louie doesn't...
