It is Christmas Eve in 1931 and Henry and his father are going to cut down spruce trees and take them into New York city to sell. Dad is out of work and they are living in a shack without money for coal to burn in the stove.
When in the city they ask some workers if they can sell their trees in that location. After a successful day they still have trees left. His dad gives them to the workers and they have one they set up right on the spot. Henry makes a paper star for the top of the tree and makes a wish for a real house for his family to live in. On Christmas morning the men from the city arrive to help make that wish come true. Henry took home a pine cone he found on the ground in the city. He plants the tree and through the years it grows into a magnificent tree.
I won't give away the ending, but you will find the true meaning of Christmas in this wonderful picture book. My favorite of the season. $17.99 Random House
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