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Sturges, Philemon

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Piñata for the Piñon Tree

32 pp. | Little | October, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-316-82323-4 $16.99
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Ashley Wolff. This Southwest take on the Christmas carol substitutes a piñata and kachina dancers for the pear tree and drummers drumming. Though the text occasionally struggles to maintain the song's scansion (music included), the melding of traditions is effective. Wolff's illustrations show bizcochito cookie preparation (recipe appended) in a panel on the left; a boisterous celebration fills the rest of each spread.
Reviewer: Tim Wadham

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