> Skip to content
[]
  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9780735268586
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99

How to Decorate a Christmas Tree




A little girl shares the steps for the perfect tree trimming — a holiday picture book for fans of Pick a Pine Tree and The Little Christmas Tree.

A little girl shares the steps for the perfect tree trimming — a holiday picture book for fans of Pick a Pine Tree and The Little Christmas Tree.

In this charming Christmas tale, readers will follow along with the main character as she shares all the things that go into decorating a tree:

Lights
Ornaments
Popcorn
Hot chocolate
Taffy the cat
Memories
And, most importantly, family!

With stunning three-dimensional art by Miki Sato and a delightful story by wordsmith Vikki VanSickle, including a twist ending, this book will quickly become a Christmas tree decorating tradition of its own.

  • Published: 7 November 2023
  • ISBN: 9780735268586
  • Imprint: Tundra Books
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $39.99

About the author

Vikki VanSickle

VIKKI VANSICKLE is the author of a number of acclaimed novels for children including The Lightning Circle, Words That Start With B; Summer Days, Starry Nights; the award-winning The Winnowing; and picture books How to Decorate a Christmas Tree, If I Had a Gryphon; Teddy Bear of the Year; Anonymouse and Into the Goblin Market. Vikki started her career as an independent bookseller and worked in children's publishing for twelve years. In addition to writing, she curates and presents regular book segments for CTV Your Morning. Currently, she lives and writes in Toronto.

Also by Vikki VanSickle

See all

Praise for How to Decorate a Christmas Tree

PRAISE AND ACCOLADES FOR Anonymouse WRITTEN BY Vikki VanSickle:

  • Winner of the Society of Illustrators' Founders Award, 2021

"Slyly subversive, Anonymouse offers a shrewd commentary on the challenges and hazards facing nature in the city." —STARRED REVIEW, Quill & Quire

"Anonymouse is a poetic and visually witty paean to the power of creativity and the ability of art to inspire and unite us. Readers will enjoy wondering what Anonymouse could be up to right now and will surely consider their own surroundings in a new, imaginative light." —BookPage

"Both the text and mischievous artwork, which is rendered digitally, is humorous, quirky and inspiring." —CM Magazine