The Perfect Christmas

by Joanna Pasek (Illustrator), Patricia L Christian

Overview

The three long-needled pine trees grew up together on a Christmas tree farm in North Carolina, nestled between the Elbow and Shoehorn mountains. All three dream of becoming beautiful Christmas trees.

Marshall is a perfect tree: tall, well-shaped, and with beautiful branches. Barney and Butch aren't quite so lucky. Barney has a large bald spot in his branches. Butch is short and stocky. When Christmas comes, Butch and Barney are sure their friend will be sold first-and so is Marshall.

When an accident leaves Marshall as imperfect and different as Butch and Barney, the three friends are sure it will take a miracle for even one of them to become a decorated Christmas tree. Fortunately for these three very special trees, Christmas is a time for miracles.

Written by Patricia L. Christian, The Perfect Christmas reminds children that, even when they feel different or less than perfect, others may see them as special and strong.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781497436817
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	07/10/2014
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.11(d)

About the Author

Patricia L. Christian is a registered nurse with a master's degree in psychiatric mental health nursing and a doctorate in educational administration. She taught psychiatric nursing at the Medical College of Georgia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Christian has twenty-six years' experience working with adult and child / adolescent psychiatric in-patients. She wrote The Perfect Christmas thinking of the many children she's met who feel their appearances make them different or less than perfect.