This is a neat story about a family's Christmas tradition. Every year, they troop out into the forest to decorate their night tree, a living pine Christmas tree. The night tree is festooned with edible decorations. After the family enjoys the magic of the decorated tree, they depart, knowing that the friendly critters who inhabit the woods will enjoy the decorations as a Christmas time snack. The book introduces an interesting family "tradition" and teaches the concept of tradition as well as doing for others (the gifts of food for the animals). It is a warm story that brings smiles to young faces.
故事里的一家人每年圣诞节前夕都会开车前往路加森林,拜访在森林里的老朋友。没有丰盛的大餐,没有喧闹的舞会,他们只带着感恩的心和简单的食物,与森林里的动物一起享受一段欢乐的时光。美国著名童书作家伊夫•邦廷与知名童书画家泰德•瑞德联袂的佳作,让孩子体会快乐的给予和分享是最值得庆祝的事,并由此建立与自然平等和谐的关系——这是送给孩子最好的圣诞礼物。
By Eve Bunting, Hardcover, Simplified Chinese Characters, 32 pages, 11"x8.65"