The Golden Christmas Tree

by Jan Wahl, Leonard Weisgard (Illustrator)

From the Golden Books archives comes a classic Christmas tale by a master storyteller and one of the great Golden Books illustrators.

A forest is hushed for the animals' Christmas. The elephant brings a fir tree from far away, and the animals gather silently. . . . The kangaroos decorate the tree with pinecones, and the giraffe places a star at the top.

“Now, as it happened before, the lion lay down with the lamb. . . .”

This beautifully told story by noted author Jan Wahl is brought to life with richly textured paintings by Caldecott Medalist Leonard Weisgard, celebrating the majesty and wonder of Christmas. It was originally published in 1988.

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Kids

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated by Leonard Weisgard.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Own

[Constant Raving · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved reding this to the boys, the younger liked the illustrations a lot.

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an adorable book

[Jennifer Langan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful Christmas book! A+

[Abirami Rajendran · Rating 3 out of 5]

5 stars for the illustration :)

[Melki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Animals from many different habitats gather to decorate a tree, then they sit back and admire their work. No one gets eaten because it's Christmas. Pretty, but pointless.

[Shannon Kitchen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the illustrations, they reminded me of some of my favorite books as a child. It's just a sweet, comforting Christmas story.

[Margaret Chind · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read through READS overdrive and my Kindle. Loved it.

[Mckinley · Rating 1 out of 5]

All the animals decorate a tree.

[cali · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved reding this to the boys, the younger liked the illustrations a lot.

[Cathy Hodge · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the classic favorites: Golden books, comes the story of the animals of the wild putting together a Christmas tree and decorating it. The drawings brought this book up to two stars. Enjoy.