Eve Bunting was born on this day in 1928. She is the author of many wonderful children's books, including The Night Tree, which is one of my favorite books to read to children in December. It is a story about a family that makes an annual pilgrimage to the forest to decorate a tree. But instead of using the usual tinsel and ornaments, they decorate it with food for the forest animals. After.. Amazon.com: Night Tree: Great for Holiday and Christmas Reading or Gifting: 9780152001216: Bunting, Eve, Rand, Ted: BooksBy moonlight in the quiet forest, a young boy and his family decorate their favorite tree with popcorn, apples, tangerines, and sunflower-seed balls as a gift for the animals of the woods. "Sure to become a Christmas favorite, this beautifully illustrated story of a family.
A refreshing alternative to the tinsel and sugarplum commercialism of many Christmas offerings, Bunting's ( In the Haunted House ; The Wednesday Surprise ) arrestingly simple tale resonates with.. December 2020: Night Tree Written by: Eve Bunting Illustrated by: Ted Rand Night Tree is a heartwarming Christmas story about a family that takes an annual journey to a place called Luke's Forest to find a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. They do not cut the tree down but instead bring supplies to decorate the tree for the animals of the forest. The supplies they use to decorate are not the.