The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story

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One Christmas, a tiny owl stuck in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree stole the hearts of the nation. Discover the true story in this heartwarming picture book from celebrated mother-son team Jonah and Jeanette Winter.

There once was an owl who lived in a tree. Until one day her home was uprooted and she was taken far away from what she knew. Follow Rockefeller (Rocky) the owl as she journeys to the bustling center of New York City and shes discovered among the branches of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. With human kindness and a dash of holiday spirit, can this brave little owl find a new home

Author Bio

Jonah Winter is the award-winning author of more than forty nonfiction picture books that promote environmental awareness and social and racial justice. Among them areThe Snow Man;The Little Owl & the Big Tree: AChristmas Story;Oil;The Secret Project;Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality;My Name is James Madison Hemings;Barack;The Founding Fathers!; andLillians Right to Vote, a Jane Addams Childrens Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist.

Jeanette Winter is a celebrated picture book creator whose acclaimed works includeThe Snow Man;The Little Owl & the Big Tree: AChristmas Story;Oil;The Secret Project; andDiego, all written by Jonah Winter, and her ownBiblioburro: A True Storyfrom Colombia;Nasreens Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan; andOur House Is on Fire: Greta Thunbergs Callto Save the Planet, which has been translated into twenty-one languages.