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pianosharon's review
4.0
A charming story of a family on a farm, with a special relationship with their old apple tree. The tree provides not just fruit but a shade for the animals, a place to play and a place to draw and think.
The family lives simply and contented, but what happens when they lose what little they had?
The family lives simply and contented, but what happens when they lose what little they had?
jainabee's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not big on holiday stuff, but a fancy friend of mine recommended this. As a big Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, I loved the similarities. Also, I prefer this kind of "giving tree" way over the doormat in Uncle Shelby's book.
calistareads's review
3.0
A frontier family loves their sweet apple tree. They live in the barn with their animals. That’s living close to nature. There is a huge blizzard before Christmas that takes down their wonderful apple tree and the girls are very sad. They spend much time playing in the tree. The girls end up having a good Christmas when the ingenuity of the father brings the joy of the apples to the girls lives still.
It’s honestly hard for me to imagine living in such conditions this talks about. I know they make it a home, but living in a barn with those smells sounds rough. It would take a lot for me to go back to that rustic. I would have probably moved East. I have a hard time imagining that kind of existence. I’m not saying it’s bad or horrible, I’m saying, I’m very soft and I like my comforts. I need a dry place for a library at the very least - you understand.
I thought this story was ok. The kids weren’t crazy about it. It is rather slow pacing and aside from living in a barn, it’s wasn’t easy to relate to. The nephew gave it 2 stars and he thought living in a barn would be awesome. The niece gave it 1 star and she was very bored. Maybe it was just her pre-teen mood, you can never tell. She rolled her eyes. So it goes.
It’s honestly hard for me to imagine living in such conditions this talks about. I know they make it a home, but living in a barn with those smells sounds rough. It would take a lot for me to go back to that rustic. I would have probably moved East. I have a hard time imagining that kind of existence. I’m not saying it’s bad or horrible, I’m saying, I’m very soft and I like my comforts. I need a dry place for a library at the very least - you understand.
I thought this story was ok. The kids weren’t crazy about it. It is rather slow pacing and aside from living in a barn, it’s wasn’t easy to relate to. The nephew gave it 2 stars and he thought living in a barn would be awesome. The niece gave it 1 star and she was very bored. Maybe it was just her pre-teen mood, you can never tell. She rolled her eyes. So it goes.
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