Authors on the Web
Wichita Eagle, December 16, 2011
...House This 48-page picture book written by David Rubel in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, with illustrations by Jim LaMarche is set during the Depression, and features Henry, an 8-year-old boy whose out-of-work father sells Christmas trees. He...
San Jose Mercury News, December 10, 2011
...chronicle Ida's heroic rescue of four boys."The Carpenter's Gift," by David Rubel, illustrated by Jim LaMarche (Random House, $17.99, ages 5-8). This book presents a lovingly wrought, fictionalized account of Rockefeller Center's first Christmas tree and...
Sacramento Bee, December 5, 2011
...from the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree to build a home for a family in need. Beautifully illustrated by Jim LaMarche, the story begins with the wish of a young boy to someday live in a warm house. Chanukah Lights M Michael J. Rosen and Robert Sabuda...
Appeal-Democrat.com, December 1, 2011
...bookstores. "The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale About the Rockefeller Center Tree" by David Rubel, illustrated by Jim LaMarche, Random House, 2011, 44 pages, $17.99 hardcover Read aloud: age 5 and older Read yourself: age 8 — 9 Like many folks...
TheDay.com, November 27, 2011
...BOOKSTORE "The Carpenter's Gift: A Christmas Tale About the Rockefeller Center Tree" by David Rubel, illustrated by Jim LaMarche, Random House, 2011, 44 pages, $17.99 hardcover Read aloud: age 5 and older. Read yourself: age 8 and 9. Like many folks...
Americus Times-Recorder, November 26, 2011
...every day.” “The Carpenter’s Gift” was written in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity and was illustrated by Jim LaMarche. Find out more at www.habitat.org/thecarpentersgift...
America Magazine, November 18, 2011
...the epilogue of the book discusses the work of Habitat for Humanity. Illustrated with pencil and pastels by Jim LaMarche that match the simple tale, this story of need and helping hands resonates in our difficult economic times. In A Christmas Tree for...

