The Twelve Days of Christmas in Wisconsin Book

Emma’s going to Wisconsin to see her cousin Jack, and both kids are really excited. So, to prepare her for what she’ll find there, Jack sends Emma some VERY unusual, Wisconsin-style gifts. From one robin (the state bird) that sings “On Wisconsin” (the state song) to twelve birch bark baskets, the presents arrive accompanied by spirited letters that help Emma learn everything about the Badger State.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2-Using a similar format to Jean Cassels's The Twelve Days of Christmas in Louisiana(Sterling, 2007), this title uses the formula of the familiar song to present facts about Wisconsin. A child writes to his cousin, telling her all about his state, and sends her related objects. Christmas is secondary to the state sights and lore-two roving Ducks (amphibious vehicles used to explore the Dells of the Wisconsin River), three huge fish (the 300-pound sturgeon found in Lake Winnebago), nine snowmobilers, and so on. The epistolary format is fresh, and the illustrations are childlike and appealing.-Virginia Walter, University of California, Los Angeles