Little Tree - Hardcover

Cummings, E. E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1902618556 ISBN 13: 9781902618555

Publisher: Element Books Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

This poetic tale captures the excitement of two small children as they pick the perfect evergreen tree from the forest and bring it home to decorate for their family's Christmas celebration.

About this title

About the Author:

e.e. cummings, considered one of the most innovative contemporary poets, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1894. After volunteering in France during WWI, cummings decided to stay in Paris where most of his poems were written. He later returned to the United States and died in 1962 in Conway, New Hampshire.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2-Inspired by cummings's poem, which is presented in its entirety at the beginning of this beguiling book, Raschka's story echoes and expands on its themes of families and belonging. Delicate tiny vignettes decorate the text pages, which face full-page illustrations. Loose, geometric lines, skewed multiple perspectives, and childlike representations of people characterize these intricate, energetic watercolors. The story takes the little tree from his faraway forest home, via a little truck and a little train, "past the farms and little towns to the little big city," where he is purchased by a loving little family. In an engaging sideline, Santa appears in small scenes pulling on his boots, skiing, listening to music, and drinking a glass of wine at a caf‚. Final pictures reinforce the connection between the poem and the story. Visually, and as a simple, sweetly old-fashioned read-aloud, Little Tree embodies the warm sense of love and belonging that for many defines the true meaning of Christmas.-S. P.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Element Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1902618556
• ISBN 13: 9781902618555
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Smith Mary Claire