Since one of the major motifs of The little Drummer Bird is the gifts from "The Twelve Days of Christmas" carol, when I saw this book at a local antique store, I snatched it right up. The illustrations are lovely.
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That snowy tree is fantastically done.
It's charming how they're all different colors and regional costumes as well; reminds me of the national dances in The Nutcracker ballet.
My father remarked that looks rather like MacArthur tartan!
I looked up Sheilah Beckett and it turns out she was most well known for advertisements for Necco wafers, and her husband was an illustrator as well.
Lots of inspiration as I set out to make another lovely Christmas picture book, of Snowyteller's beautiful, carolous tale. You can pre-order your copy here!
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