Pick a Pine Tree: An irresistible Christmas gift book that celebrates family time during the festive season and the joy of decorating the tree
Original price was: £7.99.£4.35Current price is: £4.35.
Price: £7.99 - £4.35
(as of Nov 27, 2025 02:34:29 UTC – Details)
Pick a pine tree from the lot – slim and tall, or short and squat! Long straight limbs or branches bent… Mmm! Just smell that piney scent!
The first in the Pick a… series from award-winning duo Patricia Toht and Jarvis
From the dazzling duo who made Together With You comes a beautiful, irresistible Christmas gift book that all begins with … picking a pine tree! Brimming over with the excitement of being with family at the festive season, a gorgeously rhythmical, read-aloud narrative accompanied by warm, joyful art celebrates all the familiar rituals of decorating the tree – from digging out jam-packed boxes of trimmings, stringing tinsel, to, at last, turning on those twinkly fairy lights.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Walker Books
Publication date : 4 Oct. 2018
Language : English
Print length : 40 pages
ISBN-10 : 1406379778
ISBN-13 : 978-1406379778
Item weight : 230 g
Reading age : 2 – 5 years, from customers
Dimensions : 23.8 x 0.6 x 26.8 cm
Part of series : Pick a Celebration
Best Sellers Rank: 573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) 48 in Children’s Books on Christmas 53 in Children’s Books on Family Life 60 in Fiction About Family for Children
Customer reviews: 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 2,702 ratings var dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction; P.when(‘A’, ‘ready’).execute(function(A) { if (dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction !== true) { dpAcrHasRegisteredArcLinkClickAction = true; A.declarative( ‘acrLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault”: true }, function (event) { if (window.ue) { ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrLinkClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } } ); } }); P.when(‘A’, ‘cf’).execute(function(A) { A.declarative(‘acrStarsLink-click-metrics’, ‘click’, { “allowLinkDefault” : true }, function(event){ if(window.ue) { ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”, (ue.count(“acrStarsLinkWithPopoverClickCount”) || 0) + 1); } }); });
Customers say
Customers love this Christmas book for its beautiful illustrations and lovely rhyming, with one noting it’s too pretty to save just for the holiday season. Moreover, the story receives positive feedback, with one customer mentioning it’s perfect for toddler story time. Additionally, customers find the book engaging and magical, with one review highlighting how it conveys a sense of wonder through its images. They appreciate its value as a Christmas gift, with one mentioning it’s a great addition to Christmas Eve bags, and consider it well worth the £4 price.
13 reviews for Pick a Pine Tree: An irresistible Christmas gift book that celebrates family time during the festive season and the joy of decorating the tree
Add a review
Related Products
Original price was: £7.99.£4.35Current price is: £4.35.
hslaughter –
Beautiful book
Such a beautifully illustrated book and lovely, warm Christmas story ☺️
MJW –
The best Christmas book
This will be a tradition in our house for years to come, read this and then head to our local tree growing place to chop our own tree. It’s just like the book. What a beautiful story and the illustration is amazing
Miss E. –
Magical, a firm favourite.
I bought this for my 22 month old so we could talk about decorating the Xmas tree before we did it and build up excitement and understanding. It is already her book of the moment and she asks for it every night. The illustrations are beautiful, so nostalgic, festive and with plenty of things to point out and talk about. The story is a rhyming one about choosing a tree from the lot, bringing it home and decorating it which seems simple but it’s beautifully done. My little one’s face lights up at the final double page image of the final tree transformation. At which point she usually wants to start the book again. Worth every penny. I will look out for more from this author/illustrator combo as it comes together so magically In this book.
Miss R L Day –
Lovely book!
My little boy loves this book! Really sweet and lovely illustrations – we are reading it currently despite it being a way off Christmas!
Mrs K L Thompson –
Great book
Great story, perfect for toddler story time pre Xmas
𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐖𝐞𝐛 –
A timely arrival, this festive rhyme…
…illustrated by Jarvis.Once we have been to pick our Christmas tree, we will be writing some poems based around the easy flowing format here.From the back cover (image below refers):🌲‘Pick a pine tree from the lot ~slim and tall, or short and squat.Long straight limbsor branches bent…Mmm! Just smell that piney scent!’🌲The current stock images + the 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗘 above give an idea of the content to see if it is the style for you & yours.ooOoo~ ‘Pick a PINE TREE’ measures roughly 27 cm x 24.5 cm; the card cover enhanced by shiny red that nonchalantly glistens in the change of light.Inside are 40 matte-finish pages; the rhyme running over 32 in double-page spread format, with an unexpected turn at the end!First up is that all-important chance to claim ownership of the well-produced publication (image below refers).Longer than your average picture book + set as a poem, the text, which is 𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗗 at times, is a good size in black throughout and uses the rounded ‘𝒂’ and ‘𝒈’, which I love to see in a book for younger ones. The seemingly sketchy illustrations that accompany have more in most than first meets the eye, offering scope for further discussion and reminding me of some forgotten decorating ideas, e.g. lacy snowflakes & paper dolls!
Teasel –
Exceptional book.
The artwork is truly fantastic, covering every inch of each page with glorious cosy festive colours, and images that really convey the magical sense of wonder that the Christmas season brings. From a snowy outdoor night time scene to basking in the light of the Christmas tree, you really feel you are a part of the story, and the large double-page picture at the end is magnificent.The story itself is simple, but engaging, and told in poem form. The book will make a lovely Christmas gift for my young relative.Only one minor quibble: although the spellings have been adjusted for the European market, it is still obvious the story was written for an American audience. Some examples: using ‘Christmas tree lot’ instead of nursery/farm/shop, ‘sled’ instead of sledge, ‘lay’ instead of lie, ‘trimmings’ instead of decorations, rhyming ‘dolls’ with ‘balls’, calling lametta ‘tinsel’ and calling tinsel ‘garland’. Children won’t care, but reading as an adult it can jar a little.
N8 –
Beautiful book
Love this book. Beautiful illustrations and great description of all the various pine trees. My daughter really enjoyed listening to this over the festive period. I will be buying for friends children.
Georgie Yerxa –
Really enjoyed the story. Also sent a copy to my niece and nephew. However, they have never had a real tree so not sure it will have the same meaning to them.
andrea –
Muy bonito, para aprender vocabulario de navidad es perfecto y los dibujos preciosos
Valérie ILoveCakes –
Très jolie histoire qui reflète notre tradition familiale du sapin de Noël !
Mallika Sawhny –
My 3 year old daughter loved this book.
Cynba –
Me encanta todo lo que escribe esta autora y las ilustraciones de Jarvis son como siempre maravillosas.Un libro divertido en rima para leer a tus niños y niñas.