Ten Little Christmas Presents

by Jean Marzollo

A charming Christmas picture book from Jean Marzollo, co-creator of the popular I Spy series!"10 little Christmas presents, in a snowy line . . .Mouse gets earmuffs! Now there are nine."It's Christmas Day! One by one, each of the animals in the forest finds a present. Porcupine gets mittens. Rabbit gets a new vest. Blue Jay gets a bonnet. But who is their Secret Santa?It turns out Santa Bear has been hiding in the snow all along! "Merry Christmas, everyone!"This is a fun, rhyming holiday story from Jean Marzollo, author of the I Spy and holiday Cats series!Book HardcoverPublication 10/1/2008 32Reading Age 4 and Up

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Holiday, Counting, Animals

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2008

About the author

Jean Marzollo was an American children's author and illustrator best known for the I Spy series, a best-selling and award-winning collection written entirely in rhythm and rhyme and illustrated by Walter Wick. Over her career, she wrote more than 100 books for children, parents, and educators, including Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, The Little Plant Doctor, and Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Born and raised in Connecticut, she graduated from the University of Connecticut and earned a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She taught high school English and later worked in educational publishing, serving for 20 years as editor of Scholastic’s Let’s Find Out Magazine. Later in life, she began illustrating her own books.

Reviews

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute! Kids had fun guessing what each animal would get.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute! Loved the memory game at the back to review and retell the story with picture clues.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

We enjoyed the challenge of the memory game at the end.

[babyhippoface · Rating 3 out of 5]

One by one woodland animals open presents left for them in the snow in this backwards counting book: “10 little Christmas presents, in snow so fine…mouse gets earmuffs! Now there are nine.” The final page challenges readers to remember which animal received each gift. The simplicity of both the story and the bold-brushed watercolors will engage the preschool-to-kindergarten set. Teachers may choose to use this title when introducing the concept of counting backwards.

[Bethany Harnden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for use in storytimes with tots, preschoolers, and even older kids who might have special needs. The simple countdown of Christmas presents given to each woodland animal introduces little ones to counting, while the memory game at the end (asking children to recall which animal received which present) makes this an interesting holiday read I could see special needs kids enjoying. This story could translate very well into a felt board presentation as well.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Looks simple enough to work as a toddler book for Christmas theme.

12/14/16 & 12/15/16 This went very well. I had us "counting down." With each present opened, we put a finger down and counted how many fingers we had left up. They loved it. I worried that going from 10 I might lose some attention or patience, but both groups did quite well and got more excited as there were less presents.

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great count down book with animals and seasonal fun with presents. This book would really work great for 1 on 1 sharing with it's matching component. The illustrations are simple, childlike and work well for this book.

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute

[Tricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

fun rhyming/counting book (countdown) would try with a group at outreach--merry christmas is the santa bear's message for the ending.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ten Christmas presents sit in the snow for the animals. Best part: Anticipating what was in the packages. Ages 2-5.

[Michelle Farella · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Christmas storytime book!

[Brenda Lower · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would make a super fun flannel board story!

[Thia]

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