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  • The Night Before Christmas – Clement Clarke Moore/illustrated by Richard Johnson

    On the 12th day… Random House Australia ISBN: 9780552569880 Published: 03/11/2014 Imprint: Picture Corgi Extent: 32 pages RRP $16.99 It would seem likely from the account of Moore’s famous poem’s origins that he would never have imagined that, almost 200 years after writing it, that it would be arguably the best known of Christmas stories/verse. Originally entitled A Visit Read more

  • The Last of the Spirits – Chris Priestley

    Allen & Unwin Australia ISBN: 9781408854136 Australian Pub.: November 2014 Publisher: Bloomsbury Imprint: Bloomsbury Child Subject: Children’s and Young Adult RRP $21.99 Yes, this is a ‘Christmas’ book but it’s not the last in my countdown. This one arrived today and when Small and I went to the pool for an hour or so this Read more

  • The Australian Twelve Days of Christmas – Heath McKenzie

    On the 11th day… Black Dog Books First published 2006 ISBN 1921167319 RRP (per Riverbend Books) $12.99 as a 2009 published board book edition Lucky enough to have a signed copy of this one – which has been a favourite for years. Heath McKenzie brings his own unique illustrative style to a different take on Read more

  • Applesauce and the Christmas Miracle – Glenda Millard/Stephen Michael King

    On the 10th day …… ISBN: 9780733322495 Australian Pub.: November 2008 Illustrated By: Stephen Michael King Publisher: ABC BOOKS Imprint: ABC KIDS BOOKS Subject: Picture books RRP $24.95 This is one of my favourite Christmas books ever but strangely I didn’t own a copy myself – until I spotted it at the local newsagent on Read more

  • Queen Victoria’s Christmas – Jackie French & Bruce Whatley

    On the 9th day……… Harper Collins Imprint: Angus & Robertson 2012 Picking up such a delightful Christmas book to add to my collection for just $7.99 (hardback) was a pretty special moment today. Jackie French takes children on a wonderful rhyming explanation of how the Christmas Tree, as we know it, first came into fashion Read more

  • The Down-Under 12 Days of Christmas – Michael Salmon

    On the 8th day of Christmas……. Ford St Publishing SBN: 9781921665592 (hardocover), 9781921665608 (paperback) Extent: 32 pages Format: Trade hardcover and paperback Price: AUD $19.95 (hardcover) $12.95 (paperback) Category: Xmas story, poetry Age guide: 3+ When Santa lands in the outback, Christmas deliveries are not quite the same as in the Northern Hemisphere! While Santa Read more

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