What this book is about
A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree is a nice children’s book for this time of the year. It’s about a tree that gets too big to be a Christmas tree anymore but still wants to be important and special to a family at Christmas time. What its friends help it realize is that it’s been important and special to them all along and they are glad it will continue to be there for them for many more years. Through their friendship the tree awakens to its own beauty and value.
Cutting down trees
If you are opposed to cutting down trees for decorative purposes then you wouldn’t want to get this book for your child since it is about cutting down live evergreen trees for the purpose of decorating them for the Christmas holiday. I have noticed that there are tree farms now and the trees are planted specifically to be cut down for Christmas trees. I don’t know if the places that sell them already cut have brought them from a tree farm or have cut them from a living forest. You can find that out from the seller, just be aware that they don’t always know and what they are told by their provider may be true and may not be true. If you only want to buy your tree from a tree farm so you aren’t thinning out forests you can go to a tree farm yourself. Another option is purchasing a live evergreen with the root bulb and planting it when you’re done.
Planting trees after Christmas
If you have purchased a live evergreen with the root bulb you want to make sure you have dug a hole for it to go in before the ground freezes for the winter. This way you can take the tree out and plant it in the hole while it is still dormant. Planting it in the Spring is risky since it may go into shock and die. I suggest getting directions from the nursery you purchase the tree from so you can enjoy the beautiful tree for years to come.
Conclusions
This book is nicely written with beautiful pictures. It can help those who want what they don’t have find the joy in what they do have. I got it for Missy for Christmas and I know she’ll like it.
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