The Little Christmas Tree

This is such a cute book and a great story. It teaches students to be happy with who they are and that the grass isn't always greener on the other side. I loved using this as a story to go along with our Holidays Around the World unit. The illustrations are beautiful as well.

An adorable book, and inspiring. It's wonderful to find books that are right for children and adults. The message is kind and uplifting, showing we are all treasured, adorable, and admired... just as we are.

Yes, it is a cute book, well painted. One can say, Koopmans is a very good artist. The story is in short told by a German very long poem for older children, five to six years, one narration in rhymes of old-fashioned language, named "Vom Bäumlein, das immer andere Blätter hat gewollt" ( Of the little tree that always wanted other leaves).But is this book really for young children, who always wanted to see a lot of different things but cannot differentiate an amount of tiny things having an effect more on adults than on unexperienced kids? I like it very much, for my kids I hesitate to give it as a present.

It is such a lovely book, and so suitable for small children. It imparts a sense of wonder, without any clearly religious messages, so it's good for parents of different denominations. My children love it. We are reading it every evening in preparation for the holidays.

I remember reading this book when I was eight in 1962. I was always fond of it. So glad I found it.

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A beautifully illustrated book with a great message. My 4 year old loves it.

Il libro e' adatto soprattutto a bambini dai 3 anni, le immagini sono molto delicate e la storia bellissima....il vero senso del Natale!

The book was dispatched very quickly and it has beautiful illustrations. However I found the content to be a bit too complex for the age group of children I work with (2-3 year olds)

I love the first part of this story - a great message that you are perfect as you are and don’t need to change. The ending, however, is a little strange (spoiler alert). A star comes down from heaven to sit atop the little tree and a family walking through the woods sees it and exclaims its the most beautiful tree in the forest. I found it a little unexpected and thought it went back on the message a little since it was the beautiful star that made the family enjoy the tree so much. The drawings are beautiful.