Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days Of Christmas [Board book]

Hilary Knight (Illustrator)

Book Description

An all-new adaptation of a familiar Christmas classic featuring lovable Benjamin Bear as the gift-giver and his sweetheart Bedelia. Full-color illustrations throughout.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Knight's imagination and artistry infuse this version of the traditional song with a lively spirit. All ages.
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About the Author

Hilary Knight began his career as a book illustrator in collaboration with Kay Thompson, producing in quick succession Eloise, Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmastime, and Eloise in Moscow, and then with Lee Bennett Hopkins, Side by Side and Happy Birthday. His own books include Where's Wallace? and the recent reissue of Hilary Knight's The Owl and the Pussy-cat, based on the poem by Edward Lear. He is a contributing artist for Vanity Fair magazine, living and working in New York City and Long Island, not far from Roslyn, where it all began. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Board book: 34 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin (August 31, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689711506
• ISBN-13: 978-0689711503
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.7 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,967,164 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Joyous Holiday Tale....., November 25, 2001

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Roz Levine - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days of Christmas (Hardcover)

It's Christmastime, and Benjamin Bear looks out his window, and down the path to his beloved, Bedelia Bear's little cottage, and you can almost see the gift ideas popping into his furry head. So, on the first day of Christmas, he arrives with a partridge in a pear tree, and the fun begins..... Hilary Knight, author of Where's Wallace and The Owl And The Pussy-Cat, and illustrator of Kay Thompson's Eloise books, takes this old familiar holiday song, and turns it into a joyous and engaging picture book. His marvelous artwork, full of bold, bright color, and expressive detail, grows busier, and more intricate with each page turn, until it almost spills off the paper. Young and old alike will be mesmerized as they pore over the pictures, finding something new and fun each time they open the book. With a delightful and creative surprise at the end to get everyone in the holiday spirit, Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days Of Christmas is a wonderful read-aloud book the whole family can share together, and is sure to become a "must have" classic to help usher in the Christmas season, year after year.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "True Love" and "Giving", November 14, 2001

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"ione_anne" (Manhattan, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days of Christmas (Hardcover)

I've loved Hilary Knight's work since I was a child feasting on his *Hilary Knight's ABC.* In his *Twelve Days of Christmas," Knight provides an original and meaningful interpretation of the traditional carol. I especially love the way Bedelia returns the "true love" of her beloved gift-bringer by making a fair for him to enjoy--love is reciprocal in this book! The second thing I love about this book is the subplot, in which the raccoon struggles to open the mysterious can, only to find a true love of his own. Finally, the concept of each day as a "pick-up," in which Benjamin brings a partridge and a pear tree (and ensuing gifts) on *each* day, adds a new dimension to the story. Well-planned, beautifully executed, and the finest children's picture book version of "The 12 Days of Christmas" that I've seen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My children's favorite Christmas book, December 9, 2007

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K. Kelleher (Chatham, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hilary Knight's The Twelve Days of Christmas (Hardcover)

I have four children, ages 8 through 3, and this is their hands-down favorite Christmas book. Well, possibly, all-time book. Each page has tons of details for the kids to notice and find -- even as an adult, I seem to find new things in it each time we read it. And thanks to this book, they are learning all the words to the song.