the year of the perfect christmas tree by gloria houston

Just be sure have a tissue ready to wipe those tears. Find out what happens to all these dilemmas in the story's joy filled ending. So they scrimp where they can, leaving the question of an angel's costume and a Christmas gift for Ruthie an unattainable wish. However, while Ruthie's father is away at war, many of the income earning responsibilities cannot be accomplished by Ruthie or her mother. Their trip becomes the basis overnight of a new town legend Ruthie chosen for the role of the heavenly angel in the the church Christmas play. Ruthie had accompanied her father to the rocky cliff where he marked a tree in the spring, so she and her mother set out to find it again, and haul it home. So, in accordance with the traditions of Pine Grove, it falls to Ruthie and her mother to bring home the perfect Christmas tree to donate to the town. So what's this perfect tale about? Let's read what the publishers have to say: 'The Armistice has been declared, but still there is no sign of Ruthie's father in their little Appalachian town. Drawing on her own familys tradition, the author of My Brother Joey Died tells a story that takes place in North Carolina at the end of WW I: in 1918 its their turn to provide the community Christmas tree, so-on a lovely spring day-Ruthie and her father select a perfect tree on a steep mountaintop. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.In addition, acclaimed author Gloria Houston retells this heartwarming Appalachian story as it was passed down from her grandmother and mother. Ages 4-8.Ĭopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. But the way they work together to keep their family's duty is rendered in a harmonious blending of text and pictures.

Ruthie is more or less an observer her mother is the real heroine. An accomplished, fluid telling garnishes this simple story, as do Cooney's moonlit paintings of wintry evenings and the welcoming glow of fire and lanterns.

Their trip becomes the basisovernightof a new town legend Ruthie, chosen for the role of the heavenly angel in the the church Christmas play, finds herself outfitted in a madeover wedding dress of the finest silkanother 'miracle' wrought by her hardworking mother.

The Armistice has been declared, but still there is no sign of Ruthie's father in their little Appalachian town.

The year of the perfect christmas tree by gloria houston