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The Christmas Tree is the tale of a little girl named Anna, who is orphaned and sent to live in a convent. The lonely girl befriends, as only a child can, a tiny fir tree. Anna and Tree, as she calls him, grow up together, unlocking the secrets of friendship and sharing the wonders of nature. It is this same profound appreciation and love of nature that the grown-up Anna
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Hardcover, 118 pages
Published
October 8th 1996
by Random House
(first published December 12th 1991)
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Klein boekje(hardcover) met prachtige illustraties! Een lief kerstverhaal over liefde voor de natuur en de liefde van het weesmeisje Anna voor Boom. De kracht van haar liefde voor Boom als deze sterft, de kracht om deze liefde te delen met de rest van de wereld. Boom wordt als kerstboom geplaatst op Rockefeller Center in New York zodat iedereen van hem kan houden!!
I’ll be brief. This was the most touching work of Christmas fiction I’ve EVER READ!
I was misty-eyed like a kid at the end. It was THAT good...
Here’s the setup:
Sister Anthony, the protagonist, had a hard childhood.
When her loving father passed away in those early years, she was left alone in the world.
But her aunt knew a group of nuns in New Jersey, close to the child’s Manhattan home, who loved kids, and nurtured their souls.
So the child joins this cloistered family, a stranger to their ritual ...more
I was misty-eyed like a kid at the end. It was THAT good...
Here’s the setup:
Sister Anthony, the protagonist, had a hard childhood.
When her loving father passed away in those early years, she was left alone in the world.
But her aunt knew a group of nuns in New Jersey, close to the child’s Manhattan home, who loved kids, and nurtured their souls.
So the child joins this cloistered family, a stranger to their ritual ...more
Cute little story
What a delightful little book. I saw a friend's review on this and thought I'd check it out: I'm so glad I did! Very timely read. It's a lovely story about an orphaned girl, Anna, who in her loneliness befriends a tree. As she grows up in a convent, she becomes very attached to 'Tree'. The narration goes back and forth between a horticulturist who is searching for a Christmas tree for the Rockefeller center and comes upon 'Tree' on the grounds of the convent, and the now grown girl who is Sr. An
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Perfect little gem about the man who has to find the Christmas tree for Rockefeller Center every year and his memorable encounter with a sweet little nun and her Tree. I know I have read it before, because the story came back to me, but it was pre-GRs and there was no card on it.
Highly recommended for your annual Christmas reading.
Highly recommended for your annual Christmas reading.
This is such a wonderful and endearing Christmas story about friendship, love, and the reluctance to accept change. I was totally not expecting to love it as much as I did.
This sweet little novella focuses on our unnamed narrator who is the chief gardner at Rockefeller Center. His primary job in the non-Christmas season is to search the countryside for the perfect tree to light up Rockefeller Center at Christmas. One day he happens to find the PERFECT tree in a wooded grove in New Jersey. Upon d ...more
This sweet little novella focuses on our unnamed narrator who is the chief gardner at Rockefeller Center. His primary job in the non-Christmas season is to search the countryside for the perfect tree to light up Rockefeller Center at Christmas. One day he happens to find the PERFECT tree in a wooded grove in New Jersey. Upon d ...more
This is a book I want to read each Christmas season. It is The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon. I first found out about this book after having seen the movie years ago while visiting my mother. My aunt had taped it for me to see. I just had to read the book and found it at a bargain price at the bookshop. This little hardback book is charming not only for its story but also for the little illustrations.
Sister Anthony and Tree have been friends since she was a little girl so when she is approache ...more
Sister Anthony and Tree have been friends since she was a little girl so when she is approache ...more
Nov 21, 2017
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I’ll go with three stars.
I just don’t know what I think about this story.
A nun has this unusual, sixty year relationship with a Norway Spruce she calls, Tree.
It’s sad and heartwarming sprinkled with a little creepy.
I just don’t know what I think about this story.
A nun has this unusual, sixty year relationship with a Norway Spruce she calls, Tree.
It’s sad and heartwarming sprinkled with a little creepy.
This little book really moved me. What a tender, loving story. A quick read that warmed my heart. Great for the Christmas season.
To my surprise and joy, The Christmas Tree by Julie Salamon turned out to be a wonderful Christmas story for tiny tots and older folks alike.
Sight unseen, I was expecting a Children’s Picture-Book – equal weightings story and illustrations. While the illustrations in The Christmas Tree are delightful there is only 1 illustration about every 6 pages or 20 pictures in a 118 page book. In addition, the illustrations are only 1/6 or 1/3 of the page at most. However, Julie Webber’s uses a lot of colo ...more
Sight unseen, I was expecting a Children’s Picture-Book – equal weightings story and illustrations. While the illustrations in The Christmas Tree are delightful there is only 1 illustration about every 6 pages or 20 pictures in a 118 page book. In addition, the illustrations are only 1/6 or 1/3 of the page at most. However, Julie Webber’s uses a lot of colo ...more
This cute short story focuses on an unnamed narrator who is the chief gardner at Rockefeller Center. His primary job in the non-Christmas season is to search the countryside for the perfect tree to light up Rockefeller Center at Christmas. One day he happens to find the PERFECT tree in a wooded grove in New Jersey. Upon discovering that the tree is located on the premises of an old convent, he decides to visit the nuns to see if they would be willing to donate their tree to New York City. When h
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'Tis the season to find a Christmas tree for Rockefeller Center. That is the mission of the main character in this book. He spends an entire year, just looking for the perfect tree. & once Christmas day passes, he gets to start all over again for the upcoming year.
Amidst all the trees, he finds a Norway Spruce that is absolutely perfect. Unfortunately it is the best friend of Sister Anthony, a nun at Brush Creek. After hearing her story, he decides to go about his business and leave Tree al ...more
Amidst all the trees, he finds a Norway Spruce that is absolutely perfect. Unfortunately it is the best friend of Sister Anthony, a nun at Brush Creek. After hearing her story, he decides to go about his business and leave Tree al ...more
Jesse King is the man in charge of finding the Christmas tree for Rockefeller Center. He starts early so that he has plenty of time to get a back up just in case. He finds the tree he wants on the grounds of a beautiful convent. When he goes to make inquiries about the tree he is interested in, he discovers that there is one particular nun that he has to win over. Her name is Sister Anthony. Sister Anthony has a long history with the desired tree Over the span of a fee years he hears the story o
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A Christmas story with a totally different plot. Not much about Santa or JMJ, but trees are central to the story.
This is a gem, when it comes to Christmas books. A lovely and touching story, unpretentious in its delivery, that I will remember for a long time.
What a great story!! I will read this for many years to come at Christmas time.
The name of my book is,"The Christmas Tree", by Julie Salamon. This book is endearing and heart touching based on a true story. Told in first person, the main conflict is between Sister Anthony and herself.
Flying above the plains, a Rockefeller Center gardener spots the "perfect" Christmas tree. He is told a convent owns the tree. Once there, he is redirected to one of the main characters, a nun named Sister Anthony. She tells him about this tree and how "Tree", what she has named it, has meant ...more
Flying above the plains, a Rockefeller Center gardener spots the "perfect" Christmas tree. He is told a convent owns the tree. Once there, he is redirected to one of the main characters, a nun named Sister Anthony. She tells him about this tree and how "Tree", what she has named it, has meant ...more
A very sweet Christmas 🎄 story.
One of the best Christmas stories I've ever read. Love of nature, friendship, sharing. It is not just a story for kids, it's for adults too.
My sister gave this book to my kids for Christmas and I ended up reading the whole thing in one sitting by myself. Totally heartwearming story about a little orphan who grows up in a convent (total fantasy because by and large the nuns were nice and loving toward her--the author obviously didn't go to Catholic school) and befriends a sapling tree on the grounds of the convent. She joins the nuns in adulthood and eventually has to part with the tree and it becomes the Rockefeller Center Christmas
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This is a delightful story about loving nature and honoring the beauty of "The Tree" that would become The Rockefeller Center Tree. It is heartwarming and at the same time captures the narrator's complex holiday chaos, hustle and bustle and his desire to recapture the true meaning of Christmas in his own heart. A reminder that every tree is a giving tree!
I am so very glad my library was able to find a copy of this little book for me. I requested it back in October or November and much to my surprise it arrived in February. This is a little story full of the love of Tree, the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Square and how it came to be there this one particular year.
Sweet, nostalgic, and touching, this makes a nice addition to anyone's holiday reading list. As a bonus, you get the inside scoop of what it takes to get that giant tree each year in Rockefeller Center. Not sure yet? It's the kind of story that's so nice you wish it weren't fiction.
This was a wonderful read with my morning coffee and highly recommend it to anyone. What a surprise I had to find that I knew the story already. I watched a t.v. movie 20 years ago with just this story and never forgot it. I love Tree!
Quick little read and book. I really enjoyed the whole story and wished it was longer. A great read around the holidays.
A heartwarming story a try to read every year at Christmas time.
Always a nice little story to reread at Christmas.
Adorable little Christmas read about a Rockefeller Christmas Tree!
Having added this book to my book list, I was unable to find it for many years. The Christmas Tree was first written in 1996. I am fortunate to have found this twentieth-anniversary edition for Kindle.
The author says she was hoping to write a story that adults and children would enjoy. So this is not a book written specifically for early readers. But it works very well as the sort of book parents might read to their children.
The head gardener at Rockefeller Center in New York has the job of find ...more
The author says she was hoping to write a story that adults and children would enjoy. So this is not a book written specifically for early readers. But it works very well as the sort of book parents might read to their children.
The head gardener at Rockefeller Center in New York has the job of find ...more
The Christmas Tree is exactly what I look for in a Christmas story - a little sadness that only makes the the reader appreciate the sweetness of this hopeful little story.
The Chief Gardner at Rockefeller Center is looking for the perfect tree for the centerpiece of the Christmas decorations when he comes across the perfect tree on the grounds of a convent. There he meets Sister Anthony, the person who will decide if he can have the tree or not. They become friends of sorts and he comes out to l ...more
The Chief Gardner at Rockefeller Center is looking for the perfect tree for the centerpiece of the Christmas decorations when he comes across the perfect tree on the grounds of a convent. There he meets Sister Anthony, the person who will decide if he can have the tree or not. They become friends of sorts and he comes out to l ...more
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Julie Salamon has written ten books in many genres, most recently Mutt's Promise, illustrated by Jill Weber. Their previous collaboration was Cat in the City. Julie's other books include New York Times bestsellers Wendy and the Lost Boys and The Christmas Tree (also illustrated by Jill Weber--a new edition was released Fall, 2016), as well as Hospital, The Devil’s Candy, Facing the Wind , The Net
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