The Tale of Three Trees

by Angela Elwell Hunt

Other authorsTim Jonke (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2009

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Lion Children's Books (2009), Hardcover, 32 pages

Description

Three young trees each make a wish. When they are felled, it seems as if all their dreams are over. But each is destined to play an important part in the life of Jesus, and in this their dreams are more than fulfilled. This moving tale, which provides an insight into the life of Jesus, is now available in an appealing mini sized format which brings new life to a top-selling classic retelling of a traditional tale.

User reviews

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A touching and alternative telling of the story of Easter. Each of the trees has a dream of what they want to become and although they aren't used in the way they had initially hoped for their ultimate purpose fulfills their desire. The story is humbling and heartfelt while teaching a Christian
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moral that God will guide you and be there for you in your life. A great book for a christian child or to understand Christian morals and principles. I remember a Sunday School teacher reading this aloud to me and then as a teenager I used this as a read-aloud during Children's Sunday.
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Physical description

32 p.; 5.24 inches

ISBN

0745969208 / 9780745969206

Local notes

Once upon a mountaintop, three trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. Each of their dreams come true in the most unexpected of ways.
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