This got added to our Halloween rotational anthology. My daughter, the oldest and reads voraciously, said she didn’t expect it to be to weird, in a wonderful way. The kids asked why we never read it before. Facing that darkness, that horror, is a very important part of existence. There is a lot of inclusion of literary devices in really accessible fashion - I think it could be quite effective in class (teacher hat always on). He uses a lot of alliteration and prose rhyme. ' A fast-moving, eerie.tale set on Halloween night. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. The book is informative, as it presents different historical influences to our contemporary Halloween (Egyptian mummies, English druids, Mexican festivals) in an epic night of flitting across time and space. Perfection Learning Corporation, 1978 - 145 pages. It surprises me that it doesn’t have a bigger footprint when it comes to Halloween pop culture. I grabbed it to read, a bit each night, with my oldest two kids (12 and 8) and we LOVED it. I didn’t even know he’s written a Halloween book. We need more Halloween trees! I give this book 4.5 out of 5 coffins.So, I am an English teacher and have routinely taught various works by Bradbury over the years. Perfect for Halloween, Christmas, or any other day of the year, this charming, life-affirming picture book deserves to become a dual holiday tradition. T he Halloween Tree celebrates the joy and freedom of imaginative play and suggests that all people (and trees!) can find their unique purpose if given enough time and enough support to do so. Teresa Martinez’s warm illustrations are full of personality and humor, and Susan Montanari’s sweet prose makes this book imminently re-readable.
The Halloween Tree is a funny, heartwarming story about a very special (and very grumpy) tree that finds its place in the world and learns to appreciate love and friendship.
I’d like to thank Sourcebooks Jabberwocky for providing a copy via Edelweiss+ in exchange for review consideration. Then the parents threaten to cut the ugly tree down and the children save him in a way that makes everyone-including the tree-happy. When some inventive children discover him, he begins to change his mind, but discovers it’s too late to fulfill a Christmas destiny. As he grows, his determination not to grow into a Christmas tree gnarls his branches so that he becomes a twisted, spooky old tree. “I don’t like lights, I don’t like decorations, and I don’t like people,” declares a young pine tree.
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