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Corr, Christopher

The Little Fir Tree

32 pp. | Frances Lincoln | October, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-1-78603-662-9 $17.99

(2) K-3 From a story by Hans Christian Andersen. A little fir tree envies his full-grown forest neighbors, who become cabins and ships. Being a Christmas tree seems perfect--until Christmas ends and the tree is moved to a shed. Though the original ends unhappily, this appreciate-what-you-have tale, accompanied by bold, naive-style paintings, ultimately gives the tree the chance to do so with a return to nature before the cycle begins again.

Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2019