Books like Tree of Cranes

A little boy is introduced to Christmas by his mother who grew up in California. Although this Japanese family does not celebrate Christmas the mother fondly remembers the Christmas trees she saw as a child and brings in a tree to decorate with origami cranes.I wondered if this was a memory from Allen Says childhood? The book hints at the mother's sadness and her wish for peace. I wondered if this was a memory of a time during WWII perhaps.An interesting story and a poignant one showing how different the hopes and fears of the mother and son are. Wonderful illustrations, I wish this could have had an instruction page for an origami crane at the back but still a lovely and different Christmas book.Read on openlibrary.