Pick a Pine Tree

Patricia Toht
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A magical new gift edition of this bestselling festive story, with a full page Christmas tree pop at the end.

A brand new edition of Jarvis and Patricia Toht’s beautiful, irresistible Christmas gift book that all begins with โ€ฆ picking a pine tree! Brimming over with the excitement of being with family at the festive season, a gorgeously rhythmical, read-aloud narrative accompanied by warm, joyful art celebrates all the familiar rituals of decorating the tree โ€“ from digging out jam-packed boxes of trimmings, stringing tinsel, to, at last, turning on those twinkly fairy lights.

Pick a pine tree from the lot โ€“ slim and tall, or short and squat! Long straight limbs or branches bent… Mmm! Just smell that piney scent!

From the winner of the V&A Best Illustrated Book 2017 From Alanโ€™s Big, Scary Teeth creator, Jarvis, and author Patricia Toht, comes a beautiful, irresistible Christmas gift book that all begins with โ€ฆ picking a pine tree! Brimming over with the excitement of being with family at the festive season, a gorgeously rhythmical, read-aloud narrative accompanied by warm, joyful art celebrates all the familiar rituals of decorating the tree โ€“ from digging out jam-packed boxes of trimmings, stringing tinsel, to, at last, turning on those twinkly fairy lights.

Book features :

  • A Christmas gift of a book to be brought out and re-read every year.
  • Jarvis painted the window of the Tate Modern Turbine bookshop over Christmas 2017, with art inspired by this book.
  • Jarvis’ Alan’s Big, Scary Teeth was the winner of the V&A Best Illustrated Book 2017, chosen for Booktrust’s 2016/17 Bookstart Treasure Pack (gifted to 750,000 pre-schoolers) and has been translated into 11 languages worldwide.

About the Author

Patricia Toht once owned a children’s bookshop called Never Never Land, before turning a love of books into a love of writing. She is the author of All Aboard the London Bus, illustrated by Sam Usher, and has contributed fiction, non-fiction and poetry to numerous childrenโ€™s magazines. She lives in Chicago, USA.

About the Illustrator

Jarvis studied graphic design and previously worked as both a record sleeve designer and an animation director before becoming a children’s book illustrator. His picture books include Mrs Mole, Iโ€™m Home! and Alanโ€™s Big, Scary Teeth, about which The New York Times said, “The witty Jarvis makes all the right moves”. Jarvis lives in Manchester with his wife and their dog and cat.

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