{"product_id":"pick-a-pine-tree","title":"Pick a Pine Tree by Patricia Toht","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA festive read-aloud brimming with all the joy and excitement of Christmastime -- beginning, of course, with picking out a tree!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart of the magic of the Christmas season stems from the traditions that families and friends take part in every year: hanging up stockings; putting lights in the windows; and, one of the most important of all, picking out and taking home the Christmas tree. With style and warmth, debut author Patricia Toht and Jarvis, the author-illustrator of \u003ci\u003eAlan's Big, Scary Teeth, \u003c\/i\u003eevoke all the rituals of decorating the tree -- digging out boxes jam-packed with ornaments and tree trimmings, stringing tinsel, and, at long last, turning on those twinkling lights. Joyously drawn and rhythmically written, this celebration of family, friends, and the holiday season is as merry as the tradition it depicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe short, rhyming text has a bouncy, appealing tone...Delightful mixed-media illustrations use a flattened perspective, simple shapes, and glowing, light-filled backgrounds for a fresh take on the tree-decorating tradition. The illustrations are all in double-page-spread format with compositions that will work well for reading to a group or with just one child in a lap. Pick this delightful story for a Christmas storytime, for library collections, or for family reading around the Christmas tree. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoliday spirit crackles in Toht’s warm, step-by-step recounting of how humble stately pines transform into shimmering Christmas trees...Jarvis’s chalk and pencil texturing adds to the sense of a casual, homey holiday filled with traditions many families will recognize. —Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pencil, chalk, paint, and digitally colored paintings are brimming with holiday cheer and warmth. Share with little ones prior to decorating a tree or as secular Christmas fare for holiday storytimes. —School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToht’s rhyming text is greatly illuminated by Jarvis’s mixed-media illustrations, which imbue each step in the process with holiday warmth and capably capture that satisfying, twinkling glow of Christmas decorations. —The Horn Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Toht\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eonce owned a children’s bookshop called Never Never Land before turning a love of books into a love of writing. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePick a Pine Tree\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is her debut picture book. Patricia Toht lives in Atascadero, CA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJarvis\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an illustrator and animator who has worked as both a record jacket designer and an animation director. He is the author-illustrator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlan’s Big, Scary Teeth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJarvis lives in Manchester, England.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45951183421626,"sku":"9780763695712","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_a2108e6e-9c27-43bb-acbe-c16056f72665.jpg?v=1780584117","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/pick-a-pine-tree","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}