A clever children's variation of the favorite Christmas song also includes a shiny foil cover, spot lamination, and spectacular images that count down to the holiday.
There are 28 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 2005 by Sterling Juvenile .
Emily Bolam studied at Brighton College of Art (1987-1990). She has illustrated many successful titles for Campbell Books. * Harriet Ziefert is a major force in children's publishing and has worked with some of the finest artists in the world. Her books are favourites with children, parents, teachers, librarians and booksellers.
This book contains the following stories:
The Twelve Days of Christmas
The cumulative Christmas song which lists the gifts of Christmas, finishing with:- On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me: 12 Drummers Drumming, 11 Pipers Piping, 10 Lords a Leaping, 9 Ladies Dancing, 8 Maids a Milking, 7 Swans a Swimming, 6 Geese a Laying, 5 Gold Rings, 4 Calling Birds, 3 French Hens, 2 Turtle Doves and a Partridge in a Pear Tree.
The Night Before Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house; not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.... Read the full text of this Christmas poem here.
