The cookies are baked, the shopping done.

The tree is up, the balls are hung.

There are cards, and sweets and baubles bright.

Everything's ready for Christmas night.

It's Christmas Eve! Follow Dottie-small as she discovers the magic of Christmas in this timeless, enchanting picture book.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2012 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Dyan Sheldon is a popular and highly respected author of books for teens and pre-teens as well as a number of stories for younger readers. American by birth, Dyan lives in London, NW1. www. dyansheldon. co. uk Rosie Reeve has illustrated many picture books and young fiction, including HEY, I LOVE YOU, published by Macmillan.