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The Jesse Tree

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First published: 2003
Pages: 77

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The Jesse Tree is an enchanting book by Geraldine McCaughrean. inspired by the medieval tradition of Jesse trees and stained glass windows used to tell Bible stories. The book takes a look at a curious young boy who interrupts an old man, Mr. Butterfield, as he carves a Jesse Tree in a dusty old church.

About the author

Geraldine McCaughrean

Geraldine McCaughrean trained as a teacher and worked in magazine offices before children's books took over; the tally now runs past 170 titles, and she has taken the Carnegie Medal twice, in 1988 for A Pack of Lies and in 2018 for Where the World Ends.