The Bottom Line
Sharing this beautiful book with family and friends could easily become a family holiday tradition.
Pros
- Size and beauty of book
- Perfect as a family holiday read-aloud
- Emphasis on sharing and caring
Cons
- Small child can't handle easily
Description
- Oversize book, just under 12" x 12"
- Over 250 pages
- Picture book format
- Beautifully illustrated
- Contains seven stories
Guide Review - "Jan Brett's Christmas Treasury"
Jan Brett's engaging characters, the Scandinavian influence in her artwork, and her unique illustrations have made her a popular children's artist and author. She creates detailed paintings that brim with action and color. What sets them apart is her use of wide borders filled with characters and additional activity. This is a large and beautiful book, from its cover scene of Santa and his reindeer flying over the snow covered countryside, to the seven stories it contains. These include "The Mitten," which is based on a Ukranian folktale that tells how a child's lost mitten becomes a shelter for various animals in the forest, to several stories featuring Brett's irrepressible trolls, to "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
