Grandpa’s Christmas Tree

By Clare Mishica

Every December, Katie helped Grandpa decorate his Christmas tree.

First, they put string through their needles. Then they made long popcorn chains.

Next, Grandpa got some cranberries, and they made cranberry chains too.

After that, Katie helped him mix peanut butter and birdseed together. She made bumpy round balls with her hands.

“Now it’s time to decorate,” they told each other. They put on their coats, boots, hats, and mittens and went outside.

Katie brushed the snow from Grandpa’s fir tree. She helped him twirl their popcorn and cranberry chains around it. They hung the peanut-butter balls from lots of branches.

When they finished, they hurried inside.

“This is my favorite part,” Katie said as they peeked out the window and watched the birds come to eat the tasty decorations.

Illustrated by Sherry Haab