A Porcupine in a Pine Tree Collection

Helaine Becker
Illustrated by H. Werner Zimmermann
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A Porcupine in a Pine Tree Collection

Helaine Becker
Illustrated by H. Werner Zimmermann
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HEATHER'S PICKCANADIAN3-5 YEARS96 PAGESENGLISH

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Praise for A Porcupine in a Pine Tree:“The clearly Canadian lyrics are perfectly complemented by the fun and dynamic illustrations.” — CBC ParentsPraise for Dashing Through the Snow:“Parents and teachers will readily sing Becker’s rhymes, and the chorus – part of which ends with a resounding “eh!” – encourages full listener participation.” — National Reading Campaign“Much like the holiday season and any good celebration, the excitement and chaos build through every page turn in this picture book. Expect to be singing this book over and over again throughout the holiday season as Becker’s rhymes are infectious and possibly addictive. Zimmerman’s delightful and detailed watercolour illustrations complement the text perfectly with their wit and energy. There is so much to see in every illustration; don’t be surprised if you spot something new each time you read/sing through the story.” — CM: Canadian Review of Materials“Every bit as fun as its predecessor. This book has the potential of engaging the entire family since no one who reads it will be able to refrain from singing out loud.” — Montreal Gazette

Overall rating: 4.706897 / 5 from 116 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This Canadian Christmas carol, now in a sturdy board book format, is a delightful holiday classic. Families love the cute illustrations and the Canadian twist on the classic song, making it perfect for preschoolers. Enjoy counting characters from 1 to 12 and singing along with the festive illustrations.

Summary topics

  • Illustrations Quality: 16%
  • Book Quality: 57%

Review topics: [gift, book, illustrations, story, read, tradition, take, spin, pictures, addition, twist, children, song, leaf, christmas, jabs, title, memories, tree].

Review highlights

  • "A classic story with a cute Canadian twist and great illustrations"S. P.
  • "A cute and sturdy book for little ones, playful learning about Canadian animals etc"Gerda
  • "The illustrations were colourful and joyful."Sandra

Reviews

A Canadian Classic for kids

"I bought this book for my son about over ten years ago. He loved this book so much!. Every Christmas we'll bring it out and read it over and over during the holidays. I just bought another one to gift to a new mom and help her start her baby's library. I hope they enjoy it as much as we did."

Renata (5/5)

Great title and it helped that there was a reference to the traditional story in the name.

"Love the Canadian take on a traditional Christmas Story. I bought 3 copies to gift to little ones this Christmas. Even made my ""adult children"" listen to me read the story out loud."

Sam D. (5/5)

Canadian Christmas Fun!

"Love combining Canadian fun with a classic Christmas song. Really great fun for the little ones."

Kimm (5/5)

Approrpiate

"A canadian version ofnpartrige in a pear tree ghat always makes thenkids laugh"

Mariann (5/5)

Great fun

"Great fun book. Prefer the other two board books by this author. They are more fun."

Kait (5/5)

Fun book to enjoy with the family at Christmas

"fun, Canadian interpretation of the 12 days of Christmas"

Sue C. (5/5)

A Canadian 12 days of Christmas

"A very cute Canadian take on the classic 12 days of Christmas. Beautifully illustrated."

Claudia (5/5)

Sharing a bit of Canadian culture.

"The book is one that was purchased for my grandchildren. This recent purchase was for a friend and her grandchildren in the US. Sharing some light hearted Canadian culture. The gift was well received."

Mark (5/5)

Cute Canadian read!

"Very cute, Canadian, read for our niece! Our family are Maple Leafs fans so felt this was a nice way to get our niece on the bandwagon too."

AlexD (5/5)

Twelve Days of Christmas Canadiana

"Cute childrens book with a distinctly Canadian take on the twelve days of Christmas. It could do without the Toronto Maple Leafs reference but I’m assuming the author is unfortunately a fan."

Heather (4/5)

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  • Appropriate for: Ages 3-5 Years
  • Published date: Oct 06, 2020
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 96
  • Publisher: Scholastic Canada Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781443175708
  • Dimensions: 10.292" W x 0.606" L x 10.381" H

HELAINE BECKER is the author of numerous of books of fiction and non-fiction for children, among them the best-selling A Porcupine in a Pine Tree and its sequel, Dashing Through the Snow: A Canadian Jingle Bells, The Haunted House that Jack Built and Little Jack Horner, Live from the Corner. Her books have won the Silver Birch Award and the CBA Libris Award and have been shortlisted for the Red Cedar, the Hackmatack and the Rocky Mountain awards. Helaine lives in Toronto with her family. Visit her at www.helainebecker.com.

WERNER ZIMMERMANN is a well-known children''s book illustrator whose loveable works include Dashing Through the Snow: A Canadian Jingle Bells, A Porcupine in a Pine Tree, the Farmer Joe series, Snow Day, Henny Penny, and Listen, Said the Donkey. He has been nominated twice for the Governor General''s Literary Award for Illustration, and he and Jean Little won the Mr. Christie''s Award for Pippin the Christmas Pig. Werner lives in Guelph, Ontario. Visit him at www.wernerzimmermann.ca.

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