The Twelve Days of Christmas -- Jan Brett

On the first day of Christmas <br>My true love gave to me<br>A partridge in a pear tree. <p/>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-<b>The Twelve Days of Christmas-</b> is indeed a favorite of the holiday season. <p/>In this book, sumptuously illustrated by Jan Brett, all the splendid images of <b>The Twelve Days of Christmas</b> 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. <p/>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.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jan Brett<br><b>Publisher:</b> G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers<br><b>Published:</b> 10/13/1989<br><b>Pages:</b> 32<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.70lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 10.10h x 8.30w x 0.40d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780399220371<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br>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 Be