The Runaway Christmas Tree By: Deborah Grivois Thorpe The Runaway Christmas Tree tells the story of a Christmas tree that refuses to end up in a landfill. With the help of seven-year-old Ethan, who thought it wrong to just throw the tree away, the Christmas tree finds a second, useful purpose. Children will love to see a Christmas tree come alive and learn more about the importance of reusing and recycling.
The Runaway Christmas Tree is a heartwarming story of a young pine tree who dreams of becoming a beautiful Christmas tree. He runs away from his forest home and embarks on a series of adventures, meeting new friends and overcoming challenges along the way. He learns the true meaning of Christmas and discovers that he is more than just a tree. He is a symbol of hope, joy, and love for all.
The Runaway Christmas Tree (HB) By: Deborah Grivois Thorpe The Runaway Christmas Tree tells the story of a Christmas tree that refuses to end up in a landfill. With the help of seven-year-old Ethan, who thought it wrong to just throw the tree away, the Christmas tree finds a second, useful purpose. Children will love to see a Christmas tree come alive and learn more about the importance of reusing and recycling.
Varsity coach Mitch Holden thinks he's seen everything until Scotswoman Emma McGregor steps out of her car, in a bridal dress and veil, and asks him where she can find a job. Mitch is stunned but directs her somewhere to stay... and finds himself unable to keep from checking up on her. Emma McGregor has had the worst day of her life. Finding out her groom didn't really want to marry her was a devastating blow, but Mitch and the town of Marietta reach out to her in a way she couldn't have imagined. Nowhere seems to do Christmas like Marietta does. But Mitch has secrets of his own. Everyone knows about the injury that tragically ended his promising football career, but there's more to the story... Will the magic of Marietta sprinkle some Christmas dust on their broken hearts and help them find their happy ever after? Each book in the Christmas Wishes series is a standalone: *The Runaway Christmas Bride *A Royal Christmas Princess *The Jingle Bell Bride *The Christmas Contest *The Christmas Clues
As one of the top folk musicians in the country, Christine Lavin has seen it all--and she still loves the music and the life she feels privileged to lead. Published in honor of her twenty-fifth anniversary as a full-time, independent touring musician, Cold Pizza for Breakfast: A Mem-wha? is a memoir of road stories and adventures across the United States, Canada, and Australia. ''I've changed a few names to spare hurt feelings,'' Christine notes, ''but all these stories are true. Hey, I have eight brothers and sisters--you think they'd let me make things up?'' Cold Pizza for Breakfast is rich with details from two-plus decades of songwriting and performing. The memoir begins with the hysterical tale of Christine's being booed in West Palm Beach when she opened for Joan Rivers--with a coda that demonstrates Christine's nimble mind and sense of the absurd--and recounts her circuitous route to becoming one of folk music's most respected and beloved songwriters and performers. Christine explains: ''Instead of a business plan, I've followed hunches, my intuition, and my heart, and I have had the good fortune of meeting astounding people along the way who helped point me in the right direction. OK, a few pointed me in the wrong direction, too. But I always somehow managed to recover.'' Christine is an engaging and generous writer, often putting an informative and warm spotlight on other musicians. Learn delicious details about Dave Van Ronk's unique method of writing music, the stanza of a famous song that Bob Dylan had never heard, and how Ervin Drake came to write ''It Was a Very Good Year.'' Read about the unlikely beginnings of the folk super-group ''The Four Bitchin' Babes,'' still going strong today, and how Christine's music has found a home with some of today's brightest Broadway stars. Photographs and memorabilia from Christine's fantastic voyage, song lyrics, an extensive appendix including an index and Christine's list of her 1,000 favorite songs that she has played while guest-DJing in New York City--all this combines with Christine's incomparable sense of humor to make Cold Pizza for Breakfast: A Mem-wha? an irresistible read and an invaluable resource for anyone who is interested in how songs get made, how musicians learn, and the business of music.
At Zoe's Rescue Zoo only the cutest, cuddliest animals need apply! Zoe loves living at her uncle's rescue zoo because there's always something exciting going on. And Zoe also has an amazing secret... She can actually TALK to the animals! When Raina the reindeer and her family arrive, it looks like Christmas at the zoo will be the best one yet. But after Raina runs away and ends up in an accident, she's not sure she'll be a very good Christmas reindeer. Can Zoe change Raina's mind and help her to spread Christmas cheer after all? Another fantastic title in the perfect series for young animal lovers, beautifully illustrated throughout by Sophy Williams. Have you read Zoe's other adventures? - The Lonely Lion Cub - The Puzzled Penguin - The Silky Seal Pup - The Eager Elephant - The Lucky Snow Leopard - The Pesky Polar Bear - The Cuddly Koala - The Wild Wolf Pup - The Happy Hippo - The Sleepy Snowy Owl - The Scruffy Sea Otter - The Picky Puffin - The Giggly Giraffe - The Curious Kangaroo - The Super Sloth - The Little Llama - The Messy Meerkat - The Helpful Hedgehog - The Rowdy Red Panda - The Talkative Tiger
