# The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story - Hardcover

by **Jonah Winter** (Author), **Jeanette Winter** (Illustrator)

**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 she's 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 Biography

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 are _The Snow Man_; _The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A_ _Christmas 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!_; and _Lillian's Right to Vote_, a Jane Addams Children's Book Award recipient and Kirkus Prize finalist.

Jeanette Winter is a celebrated picture book creator whose acclaimed works include _The Snow Man_; _The Little Owl & the Big Tree: A_ _Christmas Story_; _Oil_; _The Secret Project_; and _Diego_, all written by Jonah Winter, and her own _Biblioburro: A True Story_ _from Colombia_; _Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan_; and _Our House Is on Fire: Greta Thunberg's Call_ _to Save the Planet_, which has been translated into twenty-one languages.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.42 x 9.82 x 7.44 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** October 19, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Little Owl & the Big Tree: A Christmas Story

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 3.3

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 17.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books by splitShops, Shopify Collective

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