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The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale (Hardcover) tagged "catholic children book" 2 times

The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale
The Tale of Three Trees: A Traditional Folktale (Hardcover)
By Angela Elwell Hunt

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Every Library, March 12, 2001
By K. Pemberton "cherith" (Portland) - See all my reviews
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I heard this story spoken one year during a summer camp evening program. When you hear this story it hits straight into your heart and stays there.

A few years ago, I had the opportunity to buy this book for all the families I work with. Now whenever "Auntie" is around the children request "The Tree Story". This book is always in the car to be read to any child.

I read the other recommendations, and yes, it does bring a lump to your throat. No matter how many times I read it, this book never fails to bring tears to my eyes.

This book belongs in every library and is a great influencer in the lives of young and old. The campfire I where I first heard this story took place years ago - yet I remembered the story long before I purchased the book.

A story for the ages......

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A simple and timeless story, beautifully told , April 4, 2005
By Dawn Matheson "Award-Winning Children's Autho... - See all my reviews
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For three little trees who dream of what they will be someday - a holder of treasure, a fine ship, a hilltop beacon pointing to God - life proves to have something rather different in store. They are disappointed that their lives are so mundane. And, as the years pass, "the three trees nearly forgot their dreams." Yet each eventually gets its wish, although not in the way it had foreseen. When that happens, each discovers that things turned out just the way they should have. This is a moving and eloquent story. Its illustrations are simple yet powerful. Readers will be reminded that God has plans for every one of his creations, that He never loses sight any of us. Children will learn that when they don't get what they want, it may be because something even better is in store for them. Adults will understand the concept of true happiness coming when we align our will with God's.

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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars NOWHERE near as good as other versions!, December 5, 2004
By Mother of four! (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Tales of Three Trees (Board book)
This version is really bad comparitively. The trees are all the same, and it doesn't tie in the meaning of the book for youngsters as well as the version by Catherine McCafferty. In her book, each tree is a different type showing its own strenghths, and it states clearly that God has fulfilled the dreams of the trees but in much bigger ways than the trees could ever dream. This book just ends the story and doesn't tie it all up for the kids. I recommend the Catherine McCafferty version highly! There ia also a really nice video narrated by Hal Holbrooke based on the Catherine McCafferty version.
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