The Halloween TreeSusan MontanariLabel: Sourcebooks JabberwockyDescription: A fun story of a delinquent Christmas tree with a fate it never expected—now in a board book format to accompany the growing trend of Halloween trees.A sapling determined not to suffer the fate of the other pines declares I don't like lights I don't like decorations and I don't like people. As he grows his determination not to grow into a Christmas tree gnarls his branches so that he becomes a twisted spooky old tree.When some inventive children discover him he begins to change his mind but discovers it's too late to become a Christmas tree.When the parents threaten to cut the ugly tree down the children save him in a way that makes everyone—including the tree—happy.
Susan Montanari's "The Halloween Tree" board book would be an excellent fit for children wanting to start their fairy tale journey with age-appropriate, spooky stories.
