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The Twelve Days of Christmas Paperback – Picture Book, October 6, 1997

by Jan Brett (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 357 ratings
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"On the first day of Christmas 
My true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree."

For many centuries young and old alike have been singing about the maids a-milking, the lords a-leaping, and a partridge in a pear tree. A Christmas carol, a parlor game, and a delightful counting song-The Twelve Days of Christmas- is indeed a favorite of the holiday season.

In this book, sumptuously illustrated by Jan Brett, all the splendid images of The Twelve Days of Christmas come joyously alive. Look closely and you'll see not only the extravagant gifts given by a suitor to his lady, but a love story, a family's busy Christmas preparations, "Merry Christmas" in eleven languages, and a veritable menagerie of charming creatures.

Jan Brett's exquisitely detailed illustrations so rich in traditional folk motifs, make this book a visual treat to be enjoyed over and over again.
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    2 - 11 years, from customers
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Lexile measure
    NP
  6. Dimensions
    8 x 0.14 x 10 inches
  7. Publisher
    Puffin Books
  8. Publication date
    October 6, 1997
  9. ISBN-10
    0698115694
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0698115699
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Read more holiday books by Jan Brett: Rambunctious reindeer have a lot to learn before Santa's big night! A young boy’s lost mitten leads to a charming snowy adventure All the splendid images of The Twelve Days of Christmas come joyously alive A group of clever animals find an unusual but warm and furry home during Alaska's long winter Jan Brett's take on this Christmas classic is a visual masterpiece! A delightfully original companion book to Jan Brett's bestseller The Mitten
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About the Author

With over thirty four million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.

As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."

As a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting."

Travel is also a constant inspiration. Together with her husband, Joe Hearne, who is a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Jan visits many different countries where she researches the architecture and costumes that appear in her work. "From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children's books."

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Puffin Books; Reprint edition (October 6, 1997)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0698115694
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0698115699
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 11 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NP
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.3 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.14 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 357 ratings

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Jan Brett is the author of the New York Times bestselling Gingerbread Friends, The Three Snow Bears, and The Mitten, as well as many other classics. She lives in Norwell, Massachusetts.

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Kat
5.0 out of 5 stars Complex
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
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Got this to replace a boring version. Love the layers of details and multiple stories told. Also loved that it wasn’t as creepy as the song can imply, gifting humans and all…
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MeCB
5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to beat Jan Brett!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2024
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Beautiful illustrations of the classic holiday favorite. Like I said, hard to beat Jan!
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LyJT
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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Jan Brett never disappoints. Her illustrations are wonderful.
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Ellie Mae
5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous illustrations and lyrics are authentic
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2021
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This book was a big hit with a 4 year old who is fascinated with this song since he loves counting, and has a memory that allows him to remember all the lyrics. He enjoyed seeing the vivid and beautiful pictures of things he had never heard of (such as lords a-leaping). I saw reviews saying the lyrics are wrong. It's true that they are in a different sequence than what you usually hear. The lyrics in this book come from the first time the carol appeared in print, around 1780, in a children's book called Mirth Without Mischief. (Google it!) I think it makes sense that the author chose to use the original version.
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dianne
5.0 out of 5 stars 12 lords a leaping?
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Her books are always nice but am I wrong, did she get some of the numbers wrong?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Jan Brett classic! Such beautiful illustrations.
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You cannot go wrong with classic Jan Brett books for your children. Some of the most beautiful illustrations I've ever seen in children's books and such wonderful stories- though this is the original song lyrics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love the pictures
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2023
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Added this to my Christmas book collection. I love the pictures.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
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Nice pictures to go with a familiar Christmas song.
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5.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLE ART WORK.
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2019
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This is the kind of book that a child will treasure. The artwork is fantastic and will give anyone warm memories of Christmas.
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5.0 out of 5 stars 絵が美しい
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昨年のクリスマスシーズンに買えず、お値下げになっていたタイミングで購入。
子どもも、知っている歌なので口ずさみながら、毎ページの美しい絵にも注目しながら見ています！
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Sole
4.0 out of 5 stars bel titolo
Reviewed in Italy on January 6, 2016
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belle le illustraioni di Jan Brett, il testo è quello classico della canzone in inglese che conosciamo e ci piace.
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KP
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 31, 2010
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Jan Brett's illustrations are so beautiful. I love this version of the classic Christmas song. And there are a couple of stories to follow with the illustrations in the centre of each page and illustrations in the frames. I wasn't as crazy about her Night Before Christmas (where her illustrations don't match the words of the story which I and my children found off-putting), but this is a gem.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Von to read
Reviewed in Canada on December 25, 2019
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Our grand daughter love it she is 5
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