Author: Birdie Black
Illustrator: Rosalind Beardshaw
Reading level: Ages 3 and up
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Our Score: 4 out of 5 stars
When I see a book from Nosy Crow, I can’t help but pick them up. I do not think that I have seen a disappointing book from them to date. When you add in the addition of Christmas, then you have a match made in heaven or should I say a book that is “Just Right for Christmas”.
Premise: “In this celebration of the joy of giving, one snowy Christmas eve, a king buys some soft, red cloth to make the perfect Christmas gift for his daughter. Little does he know that the left-over cloth will be used to make presents for many more of the kingdom’s inhabitants, right down to the last teeny bit of cloth which is made into a scarf just right for a mouse.”
This tale is very clever and well-paced. The illustrations are very impressive and overall very warm. It also delivers a very nice message for families. Birdie Black is the pet name for Kate Wilson, who is also the managing director of Nosy Crow. She has been in the business for a long time and she was said to be looking for a story about the joy of giving at Christmas and since she couldn’t find one, she wrote her own.
