The Twelve Days of Christmas LeUyen Pham

The Twelve Days of Christmas

illustrated by LeUyen Pham 2014

Another version of the Twelve Days of Christmas with lusciously colorful illustrations.  We loved the multicultural element that was woven in, and the last riotous page bursting with things to find. 

Letters of Thanks

Letters of Thanks

Manghanita Kempadoo

illustrated by Helen Oxenbury 1986

A different take on the 12 Days of Christmas.  Written in letter form, the recipient, Katherine Huntington, thanks Lord Gilbert for his gifts.  But as the days go on, and the presents get out of hand, the thank you's get shorter and sharper.  We thought the ending was very funny!

Jan Brett's The 12 Days of Christmas

Time to pull out our Christmas books again! Here's a lovely version of the 12 Days of Christmas illustrated by Jan Brett. An editor's note at the end gives some history to this classic rhyme/song.

The Twelve Days of Christmas

illustrated by Jan Brett 1997

They're hard to copy, but Brett's beautiful illustrations span across the pages.

Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days of Christmas

Once again Hilary Knight's illustrations make the most engaging book.  The 12 days of Christmas told through a couple of bears and a large victorian house.  (Have I mentioned how much we love books that show the inside rooms of houses?)  It takes me forever to read this to the kids because I have to spend time looking at the pictures.  The last page is a pull-out and there's a biographical blurb about Hilary's own family at the back.

THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

Hilary Knight 1981

The Twelve Days of Christmas a Christmas Carol

This is a Little Golden Book illustrated by Sheilah Beckett.  The costumes and the black-haired girl remind me of Olivia Hussey in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet.

The Twelve Days of Christmas A Christmas Carol

illustrated by Sheilah Beckett 1992