With a touch-and-feel element on each spread, this sweet board book introduces readers to a host of adorable baby animals and their families on Christmas Eve as they settle down for bedtime.
It's Christmas Eve, and the animals in the forest are settling down to sleep. The cardinals fly to their nest after a day of looking for berries. A mama cat and her kitten sleep peacefully by the fire. And a sheep and her lambs snuggle together on a snowy hillside. Young readers can explore the peaceful Christmas Eve scenes, which feature gentle rhyming text and a touch-and-feel element on every spread.
Toddler-PreS–Cardinals, bunnies, cows, and many other parent/child animal pairs and groups settle down for a long winter’s nap. Rhyming couplets tell the story of each animal pair or group sleeping together and getting ready for the excitement that Christmas Eve brings to the world. There is a touch-and-feel component on every spread that will make young readers feel as though they are in the barn right next to these animals. The happiness of Christmas is felt through the first beautiful snow of the season or the shimmering stars in the night sky. However, this book shows that even the animal community knows that the true meaning of Christmas is the love shared between family. Beautiful illustrations bring the animals to life and end the story with a feeling of community as they wait in their homes, alongside the snowman and a big Christmas tree. This is not a traditional board book to utilize with babies, as it is a more in-depth story, but it is a lovely story for the toddler/preschool age who can also enjoy the touch-and-feel aspects. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase in a holiday board book collection. --School Library Journal
Samantha Sweeney's favorite thing about writing and editing is marveling at how much can be said in so few words. She lives in London and comes up with her best ideas on her way to the kitchen to make tea.
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With a touch-and-feel element on each spread, this sweet board book introduces readers to a host of adorable baby animals and their families on Christmas Eve as they settle down for bedtime.
It's Christmas Eve, and the animals in the forest are settling down to sleep. The cardinals fly to their nest after a day of looking for berries. A mama cat and her kitten sleep peacefully by the fire. And a sheep and her lambs snuggle together on a snowy hillside. Young readers can explore the peaceful Christmas Eve scenes, which feature gentle rhyming text and a touch-and-feel element on every spread.
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Toddler-PreS–Cardinals, bunnies, cows, and many other parent/child animal pairs and groups settle down for a long winter’s nap. Rhyming couplets tell the story of each animal pair or group sleeping together and getting ready for the excitement that Christmas Eve brings to the world. There is a touch-and-feel component on every spread that will make young readers feel as though they are in the barn right next to these animals. The happiness of Christmas is felt through the first beautiful snow of the season or the shimmering stars in the night sky. However, this book shows that even the animal community knows that the true meaning of Christmas is the love shared between family. Beautiful illustrations bring the animals to life and end the story with a feeling of community as they wait in their homes, alongside the snowman and a big Christmas tree. This is not a traditional board book to utilize with babies, as it is a more in-depth story, but it is a lovely story for the toddler/preschool age who can also enjoy the touch-and-feel aspects. VERDICT Recommended for general purchase in a holiday board book collection. --School Library Journal
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Samantha Sweeney's favorite thing about writing and editing is marveling at how much can be said in so few words. She lives in London and comes up with her best ideas on her way to the kitchen to make tea.
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