A gorgeous illustration and creative take on the traditional Christmas song. The pictures are beautiful and engaging. I loved the explanation of each one at the end, and why she chose some of the images that she did. A wonderful addition to the holidays, this book would be a lovely gift or coffee table book!

This book is beautiful. Very simple but lovely to look at. Ideal for the classroom at this time of year,

This is such a gorgeous ebook! I can't imagine how these beautiful illustrations look the an actual book. This would be a great book for anyone to have to read young and old during the holidays.

Nature lovers and Christmas fiends unite – this one (if you can’t tell by the stunningly beautiful cover) is a pure aesthetic joy. This lovely children’s gift edition has the traditional Twelve Days of Christmas Christmas Carol lyrics, but features drop dead gorgeous, one of a kind illustrations that celebrate the beauty of flora and fauna, as well as that of the Christmas season in general. The perfect stocking stuffer or gift!

This beautiful interpretation of the classic Christmas song focuses on nature for each verse. Bright illustrations show birds and beauty all around, and pages at the end allow the author to talk about their choice for each verse, as well as the nature represented.

The illustrations in this book are absolutely beautiful and it would make the perfect Christmas gift for adults and children alike.

Started out expecting this to be your typical illustrated Christmas story. Was so delighted by the nature spin on all the different items. The illustrations got better for each day. A lovely holiday gift!

I thought that this was an enjoyable book and it was plenty of fun!

The story was easy to follow and it was fun to read with my daughter - it was lovely to read and share and we both really enjoyed it. One of her favourite christmas songs is the twelve days of Christmas so this was a massive hit in our house

She has recently learnt to read in Reception at school so it was great that we could read it together now she is in Year One. The repetitiveness was very good too and she really enjoyed that (and she was singing the book too after a couple of reads)

The illustrations are wonderful and they really bring the story to life too - it is a lovely Christmas read and I can't wait to read it again nearer Christmas Day

It is five stars from me for this one – very highly recommended!

Based on the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, this book becomes a treasure due to the art work. It is absolutely stunning, and is something I would use in my classroom year to year! It suggests a different take on this traditional song and inspires one to read it again and again. I also enjoyed the description of each of the birds, etc. at the end of the story. Thank you to Netgalley for this free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

What a beautiful book! This warm, colorful book is sure to delight small children and lovers of art alike. Each line of the traditional song is accompanied by a gorgeous, thoughtful illustration. I especially enjoyed the explanations of the illustrations at the end. It’s an absolutely lovely Christmas book, perfect for a coffee table or family reading night!

This is a lovely Christmas children's book! This nature inspired illustrated Twelve Days of Christmas contains beautiful watercolor photos to accompany the lines of the well known song. The end gives a bit more info on the choice in illustrations and history of the lyrics. While the book is fairly short and simple, it is such a charming read that I think it easily earns it place in a home or public library.

Thank you to Nimbus Publishing and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is the most BEAUTIFUL book - I wasn't expecting anything crazy since it's "just" a Twelve Days of Christmas book but the cover sucked me in and the contents inside are even more stunning. I loved that all the "gifts" were made to be nature inspired (mostly birds) and it was done in such a fun and creative way so that it still made sense with the Twelve Days of Christmas. My kids loved seeing the pictures and I'll be ordering a physical copy to look at every year!

Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. The tale may be well known to most, but that doesn't deter from this eye-candy edition. It's a lovely way to introduce a new audience or a nice addition to one's own collection. Briana even gets clever with the lyrics to keep in the theme of celebrating and loving nature, which is charming and refreshing (she says, quote, "The lyrics of the song became a playground for me to find new meaning in ancient words"). The song's text is presented on one side whilst the number and featuring subject is on the opposite. There's even a "This Book Belongs To" at the front! I always enjoy those. There is also a section in the back breaking down each flora and fauna drawn (ex: "The pear branch is surrounded by amaryllis flowers, which grow from a bulb that is commonly brought indoors at the holidays.")

Having recently learnt the term, I would say the art is like whimsical cottagecore. I want to frame basically every number entry. xD

And I kind of adore the author and illustrator; "Briana loves to make art about the overlooked details of the Atlantic coast. The underdogs of nature are a huge source of inspiration: weeds, moths, periwinkles, and fog are some of the star subjects in her work." I mean, how can you not?

I am absolutely buying this; another Top Ten of 2022.

This book beautifully illustrates the classic festive song, 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'. Each verse is laid out clearly with stunning artwork to represent each gift and not as you would initially imagine. The beautiful pictures focus on the author's love of nature and it really celebrates it. Towards the end of the book, the author, who also happens to be the illustrator, provides detail about each image and her reasoning for her selections. Further detail is also given about the history of the song.

A beautiful book that was a delight to read and would be a wonderful visual text to share with children of all ages.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for gifting me this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Beautiful unique rendition of the family favorite 12 days of Christmas song. I greatly enjoyed Scott’s creativity and beautiful illustrations. The ending added a nice touch of explaining the reason for each representation. This would be a beautiful book to showcase at Christmas in the home or to read to little ones. I know my children would love searching and counting the different features. My personal favorite was the maids of milking.

A big thank-you to NetGalley, the author, and publisher for giving me a copy of this book for an unbiased review.

3/5 - Liked it.

This is a cute retelling of the traditional "Twelve Days of Christmas" carol. The poem remains the same, but the illustrations provide insight on different creatures who have a connection either to the poem or to the holiday season. The result is very festive, but I would have liked a retelling of the poem as well as a re-interpretation on illustrations. Overall, this is a nice gift for families with young readers.

The illustrations in this book are some of the loveliest I've seen. They add a sense of serenity to a song/poem that I've always considered to be a bit wild and crazy.

This classic Christmas story/song is perfected with these gorgeous illustrations.

Each page is a work of art, the illustrations are incredibly well done and really show the love and joy of Christmas in them. The attention to detail in them is perfect. At the end of the book you have an insight into what went into the illustrations and the inspiration behind them.

This is a book that everyone will love because of the classic Christmas and beautiful illustrations.

I absolutely adored this Christmas book. It’s so beautiful and the illustrations are breathtaking.

It would make a wonderful gift to give and read every year.

The descriptions in the back of the book were cool too.

Excellent gift and highly recommend.

The Twelve Days of Christmas-This nature themed version is absolutely beautiful. The back matter talks about the animal species featured as well as the original animals.