Woodland Christmas: Twelve Days of Christmas in the North Woods

by Frances Tyrrell

Book Overview

Over the 12 days of Christmas, a young black bear courts his true love by showering her with gifts from the northern woodlands. Readers can sing the text to the well-loved melody of The Twelve Days of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590863681
• ISBN13: 9780590863681
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.0" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A new twist on a classic

If you can never remember the words to the classic carol, this is a great book. It is wonderfully illustrated depicting two bears in the woods. Everyday they dance and move thru the 12 days of Christmas until they eventually marry. The pictures have all the classic characters in the song, ex. lords-a-leaping, swans-a-swimming etc. It will leave you singing all day, "And a partridge in a pear tree!" Great for reading aloud and getting into the holiday season.

Lyrical, beautiful and heart-warming Christmas book

Frances Tyrrell has created a beautiful Christmas book using the Twelve Days of Christmas song as her inspiration. The captions of the bear couple are endearing as they proceed through the courtship ritual and eventually marry. These are exquisite illustrations - delicately drawn and painted - and the whole captures the joy and celebration of the season - here, appropriately set in the North Woods. I love this book for its details (I'm constantly seeing new things in the pictures), its spirit and warmth. Highly, highly recommended.