Susan Jeffers version of The Twelve Days of Christmas is more fitting for the younger set, I think, in that Santa brings the gifts rather than a true love. Here, the adventure starts with a snow globe. I love the twist to the pipers piping in both this version, and the one by Laurel Long.

Here's one that is both traditional and has a spin! Woodland Christmas:Twelve Days of Christmas in the North Woods, by Frances Tyrrell is a story of a courtship and the gifts involved. I love the 'eight maids a milking' in the Milky Way! Keep an eye on the bears. ;-)

The Twelve Days of Christmas: a Peek-Through Picture Book, illustrated by Britta Teckentrup was great fun to read! Follow the song along as the picture gets more and more complex and detailed. (No peeking at the end now! ;-)

Still don't care much for the song, but I love the various (and varied) interpretations!

Reading Hermit With Dog