![]() ![]() Color is added to the tale through Polacco’s vibrant paintings that warm the reader as they support the text. The English is standard and devoid of figurative language. ![]() Events unfold sequentially as Trisha’s Jewish family figures out how to make it Christmas for their ill Christian friends. ![]() When the families are well, they reciprocate with homemade gifts to Trisha’s household. They deliver the trees, along with cooked chickens and fried latkes, to each ailing family. Unwilling to see their friends miss Christmas, Trisha, her mother, brother, and grandparents decorate little Christmas trees with wood ornaments carved by Grandfather. Trisha’s multi-generational family is preparing for food, candles, and presents for Hanukkah when scarlet fever strikes many Christian neighbors. Trisha is a reliable narrator in a realistic setting. This holiday treasure is told in the voice of young Trisha, a Jewish farm girl in rural Michigan. The Trees of the Dancing Goats: Picture Book Mingling Holiday Traditions ![]()
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