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Randall, Emma
2 Reviews
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To the six verses of the classic holiday song, two children ride in a sleigh through a snow-covered forest to see their grandparents on Thanksgiving Day. Painterly illustrations feature friendly, round-faced humans and smiling forest creatures. There's a lack of visual context for some of the more old-fashioned words, a missed opportunity to make them relevant for modern kids.
Reviewer: Amy Seto Forrester
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The carol's traditional lyrics are illustrated with colorful folk art on sturdy cardstock pages. While the art is otherwise lovely, the little girl narrator is pictured as stiff and doll-like. As the gifts accumulate, the pages get more crowded with a pleasingly diverse cast of lords a-leaping, ladies dancing, etc., and the twelfth-day spread is quite cheery. A pretty but optional addition to holiday collections.
Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee
2 reviews
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