"Five out of five gold rings! "
The Twelve Days of Christmas is as much a part of the festive season as sleigh bells jingling and Lara Hawthorne brings the song alive in this gorgeous picture book, filling beautiful scenes with the cavalcade of gifts and giving it all a sense of movement, joy and celebration. The trappings of Christmas are present in each spread – spot the holly, the paper hats, and the Christmas baubles on each page amongst the birds and leaping musicians – but the background outdoor scenes are green fields, particularly suited to her folk-art style illustrations.
There’s so much to look at and each turn of the page presents a completely different scene – I particularly liked the ten lords, who go a-leaping right across the roof of a house, so that they’re almost flying across the page. The full lyrics are repeated in the final pages along with a special author’s note about the poem too. A Christmas book to be enjoyed all year round.
You can find more wintry & festive stories in our Best Books for Kids this Christmas collection!
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree.
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On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree. Take a walk through each beautiful scene brimming with details that will remind you of the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed 12 Days of Christmas and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-8 years old
12 Days of Christmas features in the following genres: Bedtime Stories for Children, Picture storybooks, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, World Religions, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Traditional Tales, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 3+ readers
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12 Days of Christmas was written by Lara Hawthorne and published by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
