THE ARTS
Pham, LeUyen, Illustrator

The Twelve Days of Christmas

(2) PS What starts as a Victorian setting for this cumulative song ends with lots of diversity--eight ladies dancing, for example, wear traditional dress from eight cultures, including Japanese and Dutch, and eleven pipers appear to be Scottish, Peruvian, and colonial American, among others. Using a Christmassy palette, Pham's illustrations capture the burgeoning cast with grace and humor. Music and an artist's note are appended.

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