cover image Counting to Christmas

Counting to Christmas

Gillian Chapman. Little Simon, $12.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-689-84371-6

Counting to Christmas by Gillian Chapman, illus. by Peter Stevenson, puts a fresh spin on the Advent calendar: 24 1''x 1'' board books depict mice engaged in wintertime activities. Bright red cords attached to the corners give the books a double life as Christmas decorations. (Oct.)