No. of pages 32
Published: 2012
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The ultimate children's gift edition of everyone's favourite Christmas song.
Find partridges in pear trees, maids a-milking, lords a-leaping and more in this glorious adaptation of the popular festive rhyme! Children will love the counting element while revelling in the wonderfully detailed Christmas scenes.
With intricate, jewel-bright illustrations from award-winning artist Jane Ray, this sparkling picture book captures all the magic of the festive season.
"A true Christmas classic to be enjoyed again and again." The Bookseller
"Stunning images... a feast of delicious colour and pattern." The Sunday Times
The perfect Christmas gift for every family, this is a book to be shared and treasured.
This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
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 Hachette Children's Group .
Jane Ray is the Smarties-prize winning illustrator of over 30 books.
This book contains the following story:
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.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Kate Greenaway Award
This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
