You can rely on Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet to put a fresh and funny take on the festive season. The creators of Supertato have another surprising, comic central character in this super-silly story: a rogue Christmas tree! All the other houses have a decorated Christmas tree in their window – the one at number 32 is pink – but at number 34 the tree has put its foot down and is refusing to play its part.
The baubles are in despair, pleading with it to get into its pot and play its part, to no avail. Fortunately, the tree is as vain as it is stubborn, and not too bright either, and the decorations find a way to trick it into behaving. Where else will you be able to enjoy the sight of baubles and tinsel chasing a Christmas tree round the house? Told in rollicking rhyme this is a Christmas must-have.
Reviewed by Andrea Reece Andrea Reece has spent almost her entire working life in children’s books, first as publisher, latterly as consultant, project manager and critic. More reviews by Andrea Reece
About Oh Christmas Tree
It's Christmas time and every tree on Sidney Street is beautifully decorated - except for one! This lively tree would rather sit at the table and pull crackers on Christmas day, than stand in a corner wearing glittery decorations! But the little gang of Bauble, Belle and the Tinsel Snake need the tree to behave so they can fulfil their decorating destinies. Will they manage to persuade Tree to stand still and be decorated? They just might, thanks to Belle's crafty brainwave. . .
It's Christmas time and every tree on Sidney Street is beautifully decorated - except for one! This lively tree would rather sit at the table and pull crackers on Christmas day, than stand in a corner wearing glittery decorations! But the little gang of Bauble, Belle and the Tinsel Snake need the tree to behave so they can fulfil their decorating destinies. Will they manage to persuade Tree to stand still and be decorated? They just might, thanks to Belle's crafty brainwave. . .
Oh, Christmas Tree! is the wonderful second Christmas title from the creative and bestselling pair behind Snowball, Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet. This festively fun story is full of their usual warmth and wit, with brilliant characters and a very funny rhyming text.
Sue Hendra grew up in Wimbledon and has always loved making up stories and drawing pictures. Her favourite book as a child was Mr. Silly. She graduated from Brighton University in 1994 and has been creating picture books ever since. In 2006 she met Paul Linnet and could instantly see that she'd met a fellow nitwit who liked talking nonsense. They went on to create many bestselling books together, working in a small room in their house in Brighton. Sue loves swimming, and can swim up and down for a very long time. Her favourite book is still Mr. Silly.
Paul Linnet was born in Brighton and grew up in the Midlands, reading Tintin and playing classic 80s video games, before becoming obsessed with scribbling, writing, guitars and motorcycles. He studied Graphic Design at Derby University, and later moved back to Brighton where he met Sue Hendra. They made up a story about a fish with fingers and then a slug with a doughnut for a shell, and now no one can stop them from writing more and more frankly ridiculous books. They live in Brighton - and Paul still loves scribbling, writing, guitars and motorcycles.
It's Christmas time and every tree on Sidney Street is beautifully decorated - except for one! This lively tree would rather sit at the table and pull crackers on Christmas day, than stand in a corner wearing glittery decorations!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Oh Christmas Tree and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Oh Christmas Tree features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Festive Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Funny, Books for Babies and Toddlers
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Oh Christmas Tree was written by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet and published by Macmillan Children's Books
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