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Christian Book Awards 2025 Gold Medal

Kirkus Reviews – “Our Verdict – Get it!”

Best Book Awards (BBA) Winner 2024 -Children’s Inspirational

PenCraft (2023) Children-Christian Book Awards -Winner

Literary Titan Book Award -Gold Medal

Mom’s International Choice Awards:

Gold Medal (2022)

Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards,

Winner- Gold: Religion/ Spirituality (2021)

“…may well become an enduring Christmas classic.”

5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ – Home School Book Review

“Petronelli weaves a Christian-themed holiday tale that offers no hint of the ending, which is indeed a surprise, and will have young readers rooting for the boys as they try to save Christmas for Shiloh.”

“Pritchett’s full color, painterly illustrations are soft and muted with a pleasant glow that adds to the book’s overall charm.”

“A warm and inspirational holiday tale”

Planting a Seed of Faith in the hearts of our children –

What greater gift could we possibly give?

It is Christmas Eve, and the small foothill Village of Shiloh was suffering from a severe drought. Aside from not having water for their crops, the people had no Christmas trees.

A father retells the story to his young daughter that took place forty years ago. A story that no one in the Village of Shiloh will ever forget.

So begins author Dan Petronelli’s eloquent parable of faith, chronicling the spiritual journey of a group of young boys.

The boys hatched a plan to secretly climb over the mountain in search of a beautiful, living Christmas tree, a symbol of hope,to bring back home to their Village.

They did not know that a perilous blizzard was on its way.

This award-winning book weaves a timeless tale of the joy and the blessings of faith.

– Beautiful expressive illustrations.

– A precious memorable gift.

– Assures children that God is always by their side.

– The importance of loving your neighbor.

– The beautiful power of just one tiny seed.

What readers are saying:

“This truly is a timeless tale of faith. A story that a family could share in a few nights every year before Christmas. A perfect holiday gift.”

“I am not ashamed to say that my eyes teared up a time or two while reading this Christmas tale. I can only imagine how worried I would have been as a parent of one of those boys.”

“I highly recommend this story. It is a page turner that will keep your child’s interest. I wouldn’t be surprised to see it as a movie someday – it’s that good!”

This powerful stirring, wind-swept tale, will make your heart break and soar in equal measures and will become a treasured memory your family shares every Christmas season.

Learn more:

Author: Daniel Petronelli
Publisher: Walnut Ridge Publishing Company
Published: 10/26/2021
Pages: 74
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0 lbs
Size: 0″ H x 0″ L x 0″ W
ISBN: 9781737485513