The Angel Tree — Helena Clare Pittman

Old Cyrus McCafferty was so kindly that people often said the angels themselves must have kept him company. Every year he bought the largest, most perfect Christmas tree in Bordenville. And every year he opened his house and his heart to the town's children, inviting them in to decorate the spruce. Then one day the lights in his big house went dark. Cyrus McCafferty had moved away. It was the first sign that the holiday would be very different this year...especially for Jake, who witnesses a Christmas miracle that transforms his life forever. Helena Clare Pittman's heartwarming text and Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen's glowing illustrations bring to life all the joyous wonder and generosity of spirit that are the true miracles of the holiday season. Helena Clare Pittman's many books, some of which she also illustrated, include Once When I Was Scared, which Publishers Weekly called a powerful story. Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen illustrated Wild Fox, a critically acclaimed, best-selling book written by Cherie Mason.