The Twelve Days of Christmas
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $4.99
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- $4.99
Publisher Description
A dazzling rendition of the classic Christmas song by New York Times bestselling and Caldecott Honor illustrator LeUyen Pham, sure to be a holiday family favorite for years to come.
Count the twelve days of Christmas as you dance through a magical holiday festival featuring people, costumes, and instruments from all corners of the globe. It's a diverse and global celebration that brings a fresh new look to the classic song. Never has this rhyme been more enchanting or wide-reaching. Your family will love making it a part of their holiday reading tradition.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Pham brings an international scope to this traditional holiday song. A youthful couple, donning their Christmas finery, lead a playful dance through the song's cumulative lyrics as the boy tries to wrangle each unwieldy gift for his girl. Pham's (A Piece of Cake) eye for detail is evident as she showcases varieties of French hens, geese, and swans, but her paintings truly shine in the depiction of maids, lords, drummers, and ladies who hail not just different countries, but varied periods in history. Milkmaids from Africa, Europe, Asia and beyond greet the children; a Peruvian pan flutist rubs shoulders with a Scottish bagpiper; and so on it's nothing short of a global postcard. Musical notation and a note about the song's origins are included, and readers are invited to locate all 78 gifts. Ages 3 7.
