I've written before (7 Dec 2010 and 20 Dec 2010) about collecting children's Christmas books, and what my criteria are for choosing what I consider to be the best each year. The quality of the illustrations is especially important for me, but this year's choice is nothing special in that regard (at least to my eyes).
The illustrations by Elisa Squillace are quite sweet, with nice details. However two year old Scott loves this book. The music is written by Anthony Marks. Each animal character plays a different part on a different instrument and they all rehearse individually then come together in a concert at the end. So as the story proceeds the child presses the buttons to hear each melody, then hears them come together in harmony....
Delightful, to little ones, especially perhaps those who have just discovered the piano and are fascinated by it. Scott patiently plays the keys one by one over the whole keyboard, and laughs out loud as he plays the low notes....
The book has pretty spotted endpapers. More about endpapers tomorrow.
If you have the time and the inclination a browse in the category Simply Christmas will lead you to lots more posts on children's Christmas books....
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