The 12 Days of Christmas - by Greg Pizzoli (Hardcover)

About the Book

Elephant is delighted to get a gift, but as the 12 days of Christmas continue, presents pile higher and higher! Kids will love each silly spread in this raucous take on the classic holiday song that is ideal for reading aloud around the fireplace. Full color.

Book Synopsis

In this bright, funny rendition of a favorite Christmas song, three-time Geisel-recipient Greg Pizzoli celebrates the cheerful chaos of holiday gift-giving!
It's holiday time -- and at first, Elephant is delighted to get a gift. But as the twelve days of Christmas continue, presents pile precariously higher and higher! A partridge in a pear tree? Cute! But soon, Elephant's dad despairs. Two turtle doves? THREE French hens?! And just what are they supposed to do with ten lords a-leaping? Kids will love each silly spread in this raucous take on the classic carol that is perfect for reading aloud around the fireplace.
Don't miss these other favorites from Greg Pizzoli: The Watermelon SeedGood Night OwlThe Book HogNumber 1 SamTempleton Gets His WishThis Story is for You

Review Quotes

* "An irresistible read-aloud."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"A cheerful, busy version of the classic holiday song."--Kirkus Reviews

"Along with Mo Willems, Pizzoli is the going expert at making the simplest of characters expressive."--Booklist

PRAISE FOR GOOD NIGHT OWL

"[K]ids will be greatly amused by Pizzoli's latest effort. . . . [A] definite storytime addition."--School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR GOOD NIGHT OWL

"The pithy and accessible writing and the story's amusing absurdity make this read like a classic Arnold Lobel story."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

PRAISE FOR GOOD NIGHT OWL--2017 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor

About the Author

Greg Pizzoli is the creator of the Baloney & Friends series as well as a three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient for The Watermelon Seed(Medal winner), The Book Hog (Honor book), and Good Night Owl (Honor book). He is also the author-illustrator of This Story Is for You, The 12 Days of Christmas, Templeton Gets His Wish, and Number One Sam. His nonfiction for children includes the New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Impossible True Story of Tricky Vic: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower, and he has also illustrated picture books written by authors such as Mac Barnett, Kelly DiPucchio, Jennifer Adams, and Margaret Wise Brown. He lives in Philadelphia.