I have to say I was judgmental about one thing: I had to look up the original publication date of this and it is the 1991 edition that I read. It’s a sweet family story too, about a family that has a lovely tradition. It might just fire up their imaginations. It’s a lovely story and will be very much appreciated by young children who love nature and animals, especially wild animals. Every year the father, mother, son, and daughter take a lot of time to make preparations and then they go to “their” tree and decorate it. A family, who readers see have a Christmas tree of their own at home, also have a tree outdoors in the middle of a nearby forested area. It’s a sweet fam Oh, I just love the premise of this one. The illustrations were not quite all I could have hoped for but overall this is a delightful and different "Christmas Tree" story and is especially perfect for nature/animal lovers.more They bring apple and seed "ornaments" for the creatures, hot chocolate for themselves, sing songs and share some family time. The illustrations were not quite all I could have hoped for but overall this is a delightful and different "Christmas I love the idea of this story! You start out thinking the family is going to find a tree to chop down and bring home on Christmas Eve but, surprise! they are actually finding the special tree they decorate for the forest creatures every year in the woods. I love the idea of this story! You start out thinking the family is going to find a tree to chop down and bring home on Christmas Eve but, surprise! they are actually finding the special tree they decorate for the forest creatures every year in the woods. I love the art and the moonlight and the ending. They are bundled up as a family and everyone is eagerly awaiting this event. The family is looking for their Xmas tree on Xmas Eve. They want to actually do this and I don't know about that in this city, so I hope they forget by the time Xmas is here. I went ahead and read this too the kids and they loved it. It's such a sweet surprise and such a great way to spend Xmas Eve. Don't read any more reviews where they might give away the wonderful surprise in the book. I didn't know anything about it and that's how you want to be. I went ahead and read this too the kids and they loved I got this on the title.