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56 pp.
| Disney/Hyperion |
September, 2017 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4847-5031-5$16.99
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The traditional carol's lyrics frame this boisterous telling in which a little elephant receives twelve days of Christmas presents. As the house fills with French hens, turtle doves, etc., the thrilled little elephant's beleaguered caregiver is increasingly--and humorously--overwhelmed. Pizzoli uses a Christmassy color palette to eye-catching effect; comical changes in facial expression convey the child's increasing delight and the grownup's mounting frustration.
Reviewer: Russell Perry
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2017