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The Twelve Days of Christmas has never been funnier or more chaotic as an energetic dog chases an elf, peeking penguins, scolding squirrels, and many more snowmen and creatures up a tree.
With a pitch-perfect and jaunty rhyme and illustrations chockful of fun details, this cumulative book from New York Times bestselling husband-and-wife team Caralyn and Mark Buehner begs to be read (and sung!) aloud over and over again.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593624739
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- English
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- Lexile® Measure: 550
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Kirkus
The snowmen--whom readers may remember from Snowmen at Night (2002), Snowmen at Christmas (2005), and Snowmen All Year (2010)--are back. Their latest adorable outing follows the structure (and the tune) of the classic song: "On the first night of Christmas / my dog chased up a tree / an elf with a present for me." Accompanying images depict a snowdog chasing more and more snow creatures: "three merry mice," "five carolers," "eight prancing reindeer," and more. The art features gently rounded shapes, deep blues, glowing yellow light, and sparkling white snow. More little stories unfold in the background--one spread features some curiously shaped clouds (is that a T. rex about to swallow an airplane?). The song concludes, "Now that we're together / there's one more thing to do-- // Wish a very / merry Christmas // to you." The dog throws a switch to light up the Christmas tree, which is so tall it requires a 90-degree page turn; the final page shows dog and snowman putting a card with a picture of the tree into an envelope addressed to "The Readers." (This book was reviewed digitally.) Another cute snowman story for those willing to sing along. (Picture book. 4-8)
COPYRIGHT(2023) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. (Online Review)
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School Library Journal
November 10, 2023
PreS-Gr 2-In their sixth "Snowmen" book, the Buehners spin the familiar Christmas carol into a nighttime romp through the Snowmen's familiar countryside village. But instead of daily presents for someone, the refrain here is of a snowman's dog chasing things up a tree-one elf, two tubing twins, three merry mice, four scolding squirrels, and so forth-until the tree is loaded with dozens of smiling snow-critters. It's all in good fun, and with the intention of taking a picture of this unique Christmas tree to send as a photo card to the "The "Readers" at the end of the story. Sound like a stretch? It is, but fans of the series will probably allow for it and enjoy the book nonetheless. The oil and acrylic illustrations are full of color and movement, containing hidden pictures that add to the merriment. VERDICT Add this to collections where the Buehners's books are popular.-Lynn Van Auken
Copyright 2023 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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- OverDrive Read
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- English
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- Lexile® Measure:550
- Text Difficulty:2-3
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