{"product_id":"the-christmas-pine-bcd","title":"The Christmas Pine BCD","description":"A magical picture book for Christmas, now\n      available with an audio CD complete with story, brand-new song\n      and three much-loved Christmas carols.   \"Magical\n      . . . as well as paying tribute to tradition, the gentle rhythmic\n      verse and stunning pictures illuminate the two other things\n      close to Julia's heart: the power of children and song\"\nGood\n      Housekeeping\n\n Deep in a snowy wood\n      stands a little pine tree with a special destiny: when it grows\n      up, it's going to be the famous Christmas\n      tree in Trafalgar Square!\n\n This is the perfect\n      picture book to snuggle up with and share at Christmas. Gorgeous,\n      atmospheric illustrations whisk you from frozen forests to the sparkling\n      city square in a beautiful, moving story of festivity and\n      hope.\n\n \n\n This gorgeous paperback book comes with an audio\n      CD, making it the perfect Christmas gift for young children\n\n      Julia Donaldson's perfect rhyme is a joy to listen to \n      Introducing Amelie Meimei Young, a bright new singing talent and\n      Julia Donaldson's great-niece, singing The Christmas Pine Song,\n      Jingle Bells, Deck The Halls and O, Christmas Tree\n\n       This is a classic to treasure for generations\n Victoria\n      Sandoy's exquisite, atmospheric illustrations are full\n      of gorgeous details to point out and share\n A paragraph\n      on the final page of the book explains the true story behind the\n      tree\n The Christmas Pine is based on a true\n      story. It celebrates a special tradition that stretches back over\n      seventy years. Every year, the Mayor of Oslo in Norway presents\n      the British people with a spectacular Christmas tree. The tree\n      is a symbol of peace and friendship, and a thank you for the UK's\n      support during World War II.\n\n Each year, the UK Poetry Society\n      asks a poet to write a poem to welcome the tree. Julia Donaldson\n      originally wrote The Christmas Pine to celebrate the\n      2020 Christmas tree. The poem was performed by London schoolchildren,\n      and displayed in Trafalgar Square.\n\n Julia Donaldson is\n      the author of many of the best-loved children's books ever written.\n      She has been awarded a CBE for services to literature, and is\n      the most celebrated children's writer in Britain today.\n\nMany of Julia Donaldson's beloved picture books have been made\n      into award-winning animated films which are regularly shown on the\n      BBC at Christmas.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 32 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alison Green Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63172272783709,"sku":"9780702319358","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780702319358.jpg?v=1769048897","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-christmas-pine-bcd","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}