Book : Mr. Willowbys Christmas Tree - Robert Barry

-Titulo Original : Mr. Willowbys Christmas Tree

-Fabricante :

Doubleday Books For Young Readers

-Descripcion Original:

Give the gift of holiday spirit with this classic picture book that celebrates how one Christmas tree brings joy to a whole forest of critters! Christmas is here and Mr. Willowbys tree has arrived. Theres 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 holiday cheer to all the animals in the forest. Kids will love watching the tree move from home to home, and families will appreciate the subtle message of conservation and recycling, as the tree top spreads joy to all. This heartwarming story is the perfect way to start the yuletide season, and a warm addition to any familys festive holiday traditions. Review Mr. Willowby, the unwitting hero of this Christmas classic, looks quite a bit like the little mustachioed mascot from Monopoly. But as befits a Yuletide tale, this diminutive millionaire turns out to be a good bit more generous. The Christmas tree in question shows up at Mr. Willowbys home by special order, aboard a big pink truck: Full and fresh and glistening green--The biggest tree he had ever seen. But its just a little too big, so he asks his butler, Baxter, to trim off the top few feet that brush up against the parlor ceiling. Baxter realizes that this snipped-off top would make a perfect little tree for Miss Adelaide, Mr. Willowbys upstairs maid. But she, too, must clip off the top of her tree... which then ends up with Timm, the gardener. Timms trimming goes on to Barnaby Bear, the tippy-top of Barnabys tree ends up with Frisky Fox and family, and then Benjamin Rabbit finds the top few inches that Mrs. Fox snipped off. And so it goes, until soon the whole countryside learns that its simply grand to have a tree--Exactly like Mr. Willowby. Theres many a lesson to be taken from this tale, about recycling and supply-side economics just for starters. But the cheerful illustrations of Robert Barry ensure that youll have fun just watching as the ever-tinier tree gets passed on to ever-tinier families. (Ages 5 to 8) --Paul Hughes From Booklist Ages 3-7. First published in 1963 with ink drawings and green washes, Mr. Willowbys Christmas Tree now reappears in a slightly larger format with full-color washes. The ink drawings are as jaunty as ever, and even more cheerful with their brilliant tints glowing against the white pages. The unchanged, rhyming text tells the tale of a Christmas tree too tall for Mr. Willowbys parlor. The butler whomps off the top and gives it to the maid, who finds even the treetop too tall for her table. So she chops off the top of her little tree, which is retrieved by the gardener--and so on. In the end, the one tall tree has provided smaller Christmas trees for seven homes, from Mr. Willowbys mansion, where Mr. Willowby dozes contentedly in his parlor, to the cozy mouse hole behind Mr. Willowbys chair, where three little mice dance around their tiny tree. Simple, satisfying, and memorable, this old favorites colorful reappearance gives readers yet another reason to celebrate the season. Carolyn Phelan Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Review The comical illustrations . . . are outstanding and add more spark to the zany holiday rhymes.--Kirkus Reviews About the Author ROBERT BARRY was the author and illustrator of many prizewinning books for children. A lifelong resident of Newport, Rhode Island, he was a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and a professor of design at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree has been cherished by readers young and old since 1963.