A Perfect Tree

Small book, important message

DeeDee is moving with her parents to a new home - a tiny house. First, she experiences the tiny house, her “dollhouse”, with childish excitement. They play outside anyway and the tiny house is quite cozy. But a classmate makes false promises to DeeDee and she is confronted from now on with several losses.
 
This tiny book is providing a wonderful message about being thankful about what you have. It is delivered through a heartwarming story about a tiny Christmas tree. And it is a true story, what makes it even better. Small children can for sure relate to DeeDee in this story and will learn the lesson for sure. In addition, the book provides a cozy Christmas feeling. The gig colorful illustrations are perfect for the story told and are easily recognizable for small ones. Short sentences are easy to read and understand. A good opener for parents to speak about the importance of gifts and what really matters. There is as well a Christian aspect on the story, which is good, but not too impactful.
 
A nice little heartwarming story telling the right message with bold great illustrated words. Perfect for small ones to read alone or togehter.

Beautiful told story with a hugely important message about being grateful for your blessings, beautifully illustrated and based on a true story, a beautiful tale that is perfect for little ones and not so little ones.

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

A very sweet book about a family going through hardship. The book teaches children to appreciate what they have and those around them. Personally I’m not religious but this book does touch on god but it doesn’t feel like religion is being forced on you.
Good moral to the story with great images to go alongside.

Sweet little religious book about a family that has to downsize and they ended up finding the perfect tree for their little home. I expected a bit more about the tree though.

This is an adorable Christmas story about hope and thanks, friendship and love. Artwork is beautiful. My only negative is it ends a little abruptly. It would have been nice to see the family reaction to the surprise.

A Perfect Tree was a really sweet story of a family moving into a very small house. The parents sleep on a fold out couch. The kitchen table has to be expanded only for meal times and they cannot get a tree this year. There is not room. The little girl prays for a tree and that night a truck passes their home and a tree falls off the truck. The driver offers them the tree and it is just the size to fit on a table in their home. This book was a well-written story for children. I wasn't a huge fan of the illustrations, but they fit the book well.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

What a wonderful story about faith and belief, about learning to do the best with what we have and about the beauty of the love of God and family.

A beautiful story that reminds us to be grateful for what we do have and to not be bitter about what we don't have in our lives. It also reminds us that prayers can be answered when you're least expecting them to be. My daughter and I both enjoyed this short story with a big message. We are grateful to Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read an ARC of this in exchange for a honest review.

This is an adorable Christmas story that teaches children thankfulness. The story is sweet and easy to understand for children. While there isn't really much to do with a tree in the book it does fit into the end. The pictures are simple and colorful. Overall, I think this would be a good fit for anyone wanting them or their children to have a nice Christian Christmas story.

This is a very Christian centered book so if that is not something you are into this book wouldn't be good for you.

A Perfect Tree was a wonderful story about faith and belief. About being thankful what you have even if it's not what you want. There is a Christian aspect to the book but it is not preachy.
Great for small ones to read alone or together.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Cute story about a tree. Children would love this because the author wrote with a heartfelt voice. The cover art is absolutely beautiful. I love how it shows a tree that fits in perfectly with the story. Definitely a book you will want to read and share with your children!

What a great book with an important message! This picture book shares how difficult it can be to be grateful, especially at the Holidays when we don't have things the way we expect them to be. It can be hard to say your prayers. It can be hard to be positive. But it also shares how blessings come sometimes when you least expect them and you can find gratitude for them. Although this book is aimed at little people, it has a big message for everyone.

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Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A Perfect Tree by Denise Dunham is a perfect story with perfect illustrations. Well, maybe not perfect, but it is pretty close. We enjoyed the story and the special message it presents. A little girl is sad and angry at Christmas. She just moved, her house is too small for a Christmas tree and she didn’t get the gift she expected at the school gift exchange. But, Christmas is a magical and special time as she will soon find out in this story. This is a wonderful read aloud story for the littlest to those learning to read. Then those early elementary age starting to read on their own will enjoy reading to their family. It is delightful story then when you learn it is a true story it shows how heartwarming life can be at Christmas, but amazing things can happen every day. What we think is perfect might not be perfect, but what we think isn’t is.

This is a super cute Christmas book that my children loved. Not only did the kids enjoy it but I enjoyed it as well. It’s grate to get you into the Christmas spirit and really shows what Christmas is all about! We will definitely be reading it every year!