My First Christmas Tree

By A.K. Downs and R. Brooks

My First Christmas Tree is our first book celebrating the Christmas spirit with readers of all ages. The characters are fictional, but the experience with such a wonderful Christmas tree is based on actual events with our family. In the story, a young boy finally receives the answer to his Christmas prayers as he joins his new family. Along the way, he meets a Douglas Fir Christmas tree named Dougie. Both boy and tree learn about the healing power of true Christmas spirit, especially when shared together with loved ones!

• Language: English
• Publisher: A.K. Downs
• Release date: Dec 1, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311126672

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My First Christmas Tree

by A.K. Downs and R. Brooks

Illustrations courtesy of C. Fennessy

Copyright 2014 A.K. Downs and R. Brooks

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Tommy counted five on his fingers. He remembered at least five Christmases spent at the shelter; he was eight years old now. He sighed to himself, That is a horrible fake Christmas tree. I was hoping someone would adopt me before I had to see that awful tree again. He looked over at the tree. He tried not to think of the tree that hit his family’s