Library Intern Book Reviews
Publisher
Candlewick Press
City
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date of Publication
2017
ISBN
9780763677336
Date of Review
2019
Disciplines
Library and Information Science | Modern Literature
Keywords
Children's literature, reviews, Christmas, Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, birds
Recommended Citation
Caldwell, Holly F., "Review of Red & Lulu by Matt Tavares" (2019). Library Intern Book Reviews. 206.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/intern_book_reviews/206
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Review
This story of two birds and a tree is rather special. The book starts out with two normal birds, who live in a normal evergreen tree. One day, their world is changed when the tree is cut down and taken to New York City to be the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. However, Red was left behind! Matt Tavares does an excellent job of drawing in his audience and making them want to follow along to make sure that Red makes it back to Lulu and their tree. The story arc is adorable, and the illustrations are festively endearing. Tavares includes a nice factual section at the end about the Rockefeller Center Christmas Trees, and the reader will leave having read a wonderful story and knowing a little bit more about one of America’s best Christmas traditions. Teachers and librarians alike will find this book to be a nice holiday read for younger audiences.
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Holly Caldwell, Centennial Library Intern, Cedarville University