![]() ![]() Chickens and other animal friends offer quiet sounds.until (classic Boynton) a rowdy bunch goes "a little wild." Excited little ones will love the implicit invitation. After "deck the halls with cows and holly," singing, trimming the tree, and making merry ("All the happy pigs go HA HA HA!"), it's time to settle down and go to bed. "The familiar farmyard gang celebrates Christmas Eve in Boynton's latest holiday-themed board book. VERDICT In the appropriate setting for a Christmas-themed title, the interactive engagement of this title will be undeniable."- " School Library Journal" Boynton uses similar artistic techniques and a playful palette that longtime readers know and love from her extensive body of work. Whether the youngest listeners and readers are familiar with "Deck the Halls" or not, they won't be able to resist the pure joy and lightheartedness of cows, sheep, pigs, and others making rhymes from their natural sounds. The sparse text, which surrounds a cast of animal friends throughout, floats right off the page, begging to be sung in the tune of carol. than ever with completely redrawn versions of her multi-million selling board books. Artist Sandra Boynton is back and better. just right for reading aloud.Serious silliness for all ages. "A fun twist on the traditional Christmas carol "Deck the Halls." Any attempt to merely read this delightfully silly board book will be futile. This raucous story about the sounds animals makeincluding three pigs who say 'la la la'is. ![]()
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