The Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale

by Elena Pasquali

Sophie Windham (Illustrator)

Three forest trees dream of what they will one day become. One dreams of becoming a royal throne; one of being a ship that can withstand any storm; and one longs to stay in the forest and grow as tall as tall can be. When they are felled, it seems their dreams are over. But as each tree is crafted into a new item - a manger, a fishing boat, and a rugged cross - it becomes clear that through the role they play in one important life their hopes are more than fulfilled. This traditional folktale is accompanied by stylish artwork from a highly sought-after children's book illustrator, and will help set the Christmas and Easter stories into the overall context of the Christian faith.

• ISBN10: 0745961703
• ISBN13: 9780745961705
• Publish Date: 21 January 2011
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 10 March 2021
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Lion Children's Books
• Edition: New edition
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

What a delightful way to sum up Christ's journey on earth from birth to miracles and on to the world's salvation. With vivid and artistic ilustrations my daughters could spend hours looking at these images over tge years.

Typed from NookColor.
Thanks to Kregel for a copy to review.

Originally posted: http://creativemadnessmama.com/blog/2011/11/07/the-three-trees-by-elena-pasquali/

Tonight we read this book again to go along with our Forest for the Trees unit study. Tomorrow we're going to watch a movie (based I think on the Angela Hunt version). I still think this is a touching story about three trees and they came to be of very important use during the life of Jesus Christ.