Rebecca Patterson

Rating: 5* of five

The Publisher Says: Packed with the magic of Christmas, this funny picture book about a child counting down to Christmas is the perfect story to celebrate the holiday season.

Join the countdown to Christmas in this festive family frolic of a picture book! This hilarious and heart-warming story features everyone’s favorite Christmas activities and captures the exciting build-up to the big day.

“LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! IT’S CHRISTMAS!”
“Not yet!” said Mummy.
“How many show more sleeps?!”
Mummy had a long think. “Fifty-three.”
“Not long now!”
“Quite long,” said Mummy.

Full of Christmas chaos and festive fun, such as singing carols (A LOT), decorating the tree, wrapping presents (or siblings!), preparing for Santa's arrival . . . and many more sweet family memories.

How Many Sleeps Until Christmas?! is full of character and personality. The family setting will strike a familiar chord with parents and impatient young readers who just can’t wait until the big day! This is a joyful book to celebrate the holiday season, and a perfect Christmas gift.

I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA EDELWEISS+. THANK YOU.

My Review: It's like a bound version of an Advent calendar. It starts with Halloween decorations tripping the inner holiday alarm:

this just tickles me no end

...and on we go, asking The Question again and again and again.




...but, as the adults know it must, the day arrives:

I was captivated from the title to the artwork to the clever lines. I'd say it's pretty solidly a lap-reader's book...a little too advanced for the ones who need it most and not as necessary for the first-graders. Of course, that's just on average; every kid is different and you know your young giftees the best. Don't overlook this adorable helper with the eager, overeager really, holiday maven in your clan.

It's really big fun to read aloud! show less

"My No, No, No Day" was just an okay book for me. The author tells the story of a young girl who is having a very bad day and is not being friendly to anybody she comes into contact with. I do like this book because it has a humorous tone to it and the little girl in the story is getting mad at the silliest stuff, which was kind of funny to me. The illustrations were also very colorful, detailed and funny as well. For example, the first page of the book shows the mom pushing her baby son in show more the stroller and the little girl is a few feet behind her laying on the sidewalk with her arms crossed and a very pouty face. The only reason I did not like this book is because the author did not have the mom tell her daughter that the way she was acting was not appropriate or nice, which I thought could have been a better closure to the story. The message in this story may be that everyone has bad days sometimes, you just have to handle them in a positive way rather than making the day worse; for you and for everyone else. show less

My Mum bought this book after a particularly challenging day with my 4 year old. Entertaining for both kids and adults, gorgeous expressive illustrations and text that is entertaining to read aloud. It also managed to gently drive home a few lessons about managing emotions and fustrations, and recognizing that while it is ok to feel that way, she shouldn't act up and be rude. Miss E has requested it twice a day for a week now, with no signs of it slipping from the number one spot.

A great read aloud- I love the illustrations and the text. It helps my kids pause and get a little perspective when I reference the book and ask them if they are having a "no, no, no day." My 5 and 3 year olds enjoy it a lot. For all those reviewers who said they didn't think kids would relate and prefer Alexander' Horrible, No Good Day, my kids don't like or understand that book, but they do understand and love this book.