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Zommer, Yuval

The Tree That's Meant to Be

32 pp. | Doubleday | September, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-593-11967-9 $17.99
(2) PS "While other trees / grew poised and tall, / I lagged behind. / Looking different. / Feeling small." A crooked little pine tree watches as its peers are brought home for Christmas. "'I-I-I-is anyone there?' / I stuttered into the night." Forest animals are and dress the tree with berries, feathers, and more until the "clearing rang with Christmas cheer." The narrator's eventual self-acceptance underscores the Christmas message about companionship. Zommer's illustrations imbue the scraggly arboreal underdog with heart and personality.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019

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