Praise for
The Great Spruce "Why do we chop down Christmas trees, anyway? Duvall is out to persuade readers to try a live tree. . . . Gibbon's loose art is just right, making the winter world look
teeming, twinkling and homey."--
The New York Times Book Review "
Appealing illustrations in acrylic ink and colored pencil... A
pleasant holiday story with a subtle hint to protect living trees instead of cutting them down."--
Kirkus Reviews "Gibbon's (
The Bee Who Spoke) images of a countryside speckled with cottages and snowy cityscapes recall the work of Ludwig Bemelmans, amplifying the
sweetly nostalgic mood of newcomer Duvall's story."--
Publishers Weekly
"An
attractive holiday offering with an environmental focus."--
School Library Journal "Gibbon's
cozy acrylic-ink and colored-pencil art accentuates the tree's grandeur in both its
idyllic country home and its big-city home-away."--
The Horn Book