The Twelve Days of Booksmas
Booksmas: a holiday devoted to sharing the joy of reading, especially with children
On the first day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.[1]
On the second day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
Yertle the Turtle[2]
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the third day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
The Little Red Hen,[3]
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the fourth day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
There is a Bird on Your Head,[4]
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the fifth day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
Lord of the Rings![5]
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the sixth day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
Mother Goose Rhymes,[6]
Lord of the Rings,
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the seventh day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
The Ugly Duckling,[7]
Mother Goose Rhymes,
Lord of the Rings,
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the eighth day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
It Looked Like Spilt Milk,[8]
The Ugly Duckling,
Mother Goose Rhymes,
Lord of the Rings,
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the ninth day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
Angelina Ballerina,[9]
It Looked Like Spilt Milk,
The Ugly Duckling,
Mother Goose Rhymes,
Lord of the Rings,
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the tenth day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
Ten Black Dots,[10]
Angelina Ballerina,
It Looked Like Spilt Milk,
The Ugly Duckling,
Mother Goose Rhymes,
Lord of the Rings,
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the eleventh day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
The Pied Piper,[11]
Ten Black Dots,
Angelina Ballerina,
It Looked Like Spilt Milk,
The Ugly Duckling,
Mother Goose Rhymes,
Lord of the Rings,
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge.
On the twelfth day of Booksmas, my true love gave to me
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom,[12]
The Pied Piper,
Ten Black Dots,
Angelina Ballerina,
It Looked Like Spilt Milk,
The Ugly Duckling,
Mother Goose Rhymes,
Lord of the Rings,
There is a Bird on Your Head,
The Little Red Hen,
Yertle the Turtle,
And Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge!
There are so many books to give. We at the East Bay Children’s Book Project encourage you to share the gift of books!
And while you are giving books … we can always use new picture books, board books and Spanish-language books. Or you can make a donation on our secure server
We wish you a merry Booksmas from all of us here!
- Your friends at the East Bay Children’s Book Project
[1] Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
[2] Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories by Dr. Seuss
[3] The Little Red Hen: many, many versions
[4] There is a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willems
[5] Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
[6] Mother Goose Rhymes: many, many versions
[7] The Ugly Duckling by Hans Christian Anderson
[8] It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles G. Shaw
[9] Angelina Ballerina by Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig
[10] Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
[11] The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning (and many other versions)
[12] Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault and Lois Ehlert
