The Christmas Pine
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- Create Date：2022-11-28 06:52:47
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Julia Donaldson
- ISBN：1338829270
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Summary
From the author of perennial #1 bestseller Room on the Broom， a new holiday tale celebrating hope， joy， and the spirit of Christmas。
Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up， it’s going to be a fabulous Christmas tree！ The tree travels far across the sea to shine in a city square。 Crowds gather to admire it， children sing carols around it， and the tree brings joy and the spirit of the season to all who pass by。
Inspired by the annual journey of London’s Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square， this story includes back matter detailing the tree’s history as a gift to the United Kingdom from the people of Norway in remembrance of the UK’s support during World War II – an enduring symbol of friendship and peace。
Deep in a snowy wood stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows up， it’s going to be a fabulous Christmas tree！ The tree travels far across the sea to shine in a city square。 Crowds gather to admire it， children sing carols around it， and the tree brings joy and the spirit of the season to all who pass by。
Inspired by the annual journey of London’s Christmas Tree in Trafalgar Square， this story includes back matter detailing the tree’s history as a gift to the United Kingdom from the people of Norway in remembrance of the UK’s support during World War II – an enduring symbol of friendship and peace。
Reviews
Mary
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A lovely illustrated poem honoring the annual Christmas tree that the Mayor of Oslo gives to the British people。 Originally written for the 2020 Christmas tree， Donaldson's poem tells the story of the tree from a tiny seed inside a cone to the fully decorated tree on display。 A beautiful book to share before seeing a tree lighting ceremony！ A lovely illustrated poem honoring the annual Christmas tree that the Mayor of Oslo gives to the British people。 Originally written for the 2020 Christmas tree， Donaldson's poem tells the story of the tree from a tiny seed inside a cone to the fully decorated tree on display。 A beautiful book to share before seeing a tree lighting ceremony！ 。。。more
Darla
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Five shiny 🎄 stars for this picture book adaptation of the poem written for the 2020 Trafalgar Square tree。 From its tiny pine cone beginnings in Norway to the glorious reveal in London， this is a delightful seasonal read。 And may the children grow and shine，Grow and shinelike the Christmas pine。
Marie-Pier Dodier
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Poème écrit pour une tradition de la Norvège qui donne un sapin （la Reine de la forêt） à l'Angleterre chaque année （cérémonie）。 Poème écrit pour une tradition de la Norvège qui donne un sapin （la Reine de la forêt） à l'Angleterre chaque année （cérémonie）。 。。。more
Dayna
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I love the last page telling us the history of the true story！
Evan
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I love that this was based on true yearly tradition in Europe， and that it was told in poem form specifically to celebrate that tradition。
Deborah
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This is very good。 A poem written for the 2020 Norwegian tree given for London's Christmas。#JennyGuyColvin This is very good。 A poem written for the 2020 Norwegian tree given for London's Christmas。#JennyGuyColvin 。。。more
Lisa D
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Loved it！
Anne
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A lovely Christmas story with rhyme and rhythm is escalated to another level because it is actually based on real events。 Every year Norway gifts a tree to London for Christmas。 After reading the afterword I went back and read the book again， examining things more closely and let my heart sing。
Danielle
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My kids smiled。 I smiled。 It was a good book。
Kate
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The Christmas Pine is a beautiful picture book， with rhyming tale by Julia Donaldson。 It tells the tale of the tradition of Norway gifting a tree to England， for their Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square。 It is beautifully illustrated by Victoria Sandoy， making it the prefect festive read for small children。
saidthestory KIDS BOOKS
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I really enjoyed this book！ It follows the life of a pine tree， from a little seed in Norway to a giant Christmas Tree in Britain。 It has the flow and tone we have all grown to love from Donaldson （Gruffalo）， but with illustrations by a new to me artist （that I adore！）。 Oh， and。。。 it's told from the perspective of the tree！ And， at the end of the book， there is a fun story about how this book is based on a true story - Norway sends a giant tree to Britain every year as a thank you for their help I really enjoyed this book！ It follows the life of a pine tree， from a little seed in Norway to a giant Christmas Tree in Britain。 It has the flow and tone we have all grown to love from Donaldson （Gruffalo）， but with illustrations by a new to me artist （that I adore！）。 Oh， and。。。 it's told from the perspective of the tree！ And， at the end of the book， there is a fun story about how this book is based on a true story - Norway sends a giant tree to Britain every year as a thank you for their help in WWII。 I really loved it， and it will be a staple in our house every winter！ 。。。more
The Library Mouse Tales
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Told from the perspective of the tree， the story begins with a little pine tree， growing in a snowy wood in Norway。This little tree is actually a very important tree – one day it will become the huge Christmas tree which is displayed in Trafalgar Square in London。 We follow the tree as it grows then is cut down， and taken to its new home in England， where it is decorated and enjoyed by thousands of people。The poem is based on a real-life tradition。 Each year， for the last 70 years， the Mayor of Told from the perspective of the tree， the story begins with a little pine tree， growing in a snowy wood in Norway。This little tree is actually a very important tree – one day it will become the huge Christmas tree which is displayed in Trafalgar Square in London。 We follow the tree as it grows then is cut down， and taken to its new home in England， where it is decorated and enjoyed by thousands of people。The poem is based on a real-life tradition。 Each year， for the last 70 years， the Mayor of Oslo in Norway has given a Christmas tree to the people of Britain as a thank you for their support during WWII。 The tree is a symbol of peace and friendship between the two countries。 Every year， a poet is asked to write a poem to welcome the tree。 This book contains the poem that Julia Donaldson wrote for the 2020 Christmas tree。This is a fantastic picture book for Christmas time which is written in rhyme and is beautifully illustrated too。 The simple poem is perfect to read aloud to younger children and everyone will enjoy looking at the colourful pictures。 The illustrations are so detailed and really capture the mood of the Norwegian forest and busy festive London。 。。。more
Zoë
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Beautifully written and stunningly illustrated。
Jess
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Simple beautiful poem with wonderful illustrations。 Love reading this to my little girl！
Ruth Paszkiewicz
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A lovely poem about the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar square and it's journey from Norway A lovely poem about the Christmas Tree in Trafalgar square and it's journey from Norway 。。。more
Riya Bhatia
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Just thinking of the Christmas tree having emotions makes my heart fill with joy 💕
Alison N
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A lovely， rhyming story about a pine tree who stands in Trafalgar Square as a Christmas Tree。
La Biblio Geek
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4，5*
Catarina
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A lovely Christmas poem with gorgeous illustrations。 I believe this will become a Christmas classic。
Hilary
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A nice story about the tradition of a Christmas tree being sent as a present to the UK from Norway as a symbol of peace and a thank you for the UK's support during WWII。A downside for me was that the Scandinavian illustrator has depicted this tree as having branches that face the ground。 If you look at a Christmas tree or Google a Norwegian Spruce （which is what this is） you will see their branches point up to the sky。 Sadly they're often drawn pointing down， many art teachers use this as an exa A nice story about the tradition of a Christmas tree being sent as a present to the UK from Norway as a symbol of peace and a thank you for the UK's support during WWII。A downside for me was that the Scandinavian illustrator has depicted this tree as having branches that face the ground。 If you look at a Christmas tree or Google a Norwegian Spruce （which is what this is） you will see their branches point up to the sky。 Sadly they're often drawn pointing down， many art teachers use this as an example of drawing what you see not what you think you see。 Other than that a nice enough story about a tree being gifted from one country to another， the story is quite simple and doesn't involve much other than the tree being gifted。 There's a nice scene with some children singing around the tree but was hoping for a bit more。 。。。more
Namrata Mistry
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Delightful！ Once again， Donaldson conquers the world of children's literature， one rhyme at a time。 Only this time around， she's kind enough to sparkle some Christmas magic along with it。 To top it all off， the illustrations are stunning， stunning， STUNNING！ Given the origin of the story， I'm so glad that the publishers picked a Norwegian illustrator， which makes me appreciate the illustrations all the more。 Delightful！ Once again， Donaldson conquers the world of children's literature， one rhyme at a time。 Only this time around， she's kind enough to sparkle some Christmas magic along with it。 To top it all off， the illustrations are stunning， stunning， STUNNING！ Given the origin of the story， I'm so glad that the publishers picked a Norwegian illustrator， which makes me appreciate the illustrations all the more。 。。。more
Cheryl Chambers
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This is beautifully illustrated short story with a nice simple message。 It is very short。 Suitable for ages 3-7。
Bev
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This gorgeous picture book tells the story of one of the huge pines that is gifted to Britain each year by the Mayor of Oslo。 The rhyming text has all of Julia Donaldson’s usual charm and the illustrations are full of detail。 I particularly love the depiction of the tree’s arrival in Trafalgar Square and reading at the end of the book that Victoria Sandøy lives not far from where the trees are grown felt wonderfully fitting。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Christmas Pine&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Christmas Pine&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0