Canadian Christmas

We are so excited for another Helaine Becker and Werner Zimmermann Christmas story. In their newest collaboration, we get a spin on the holiday standard, We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Porcupine is getting ready for a holiday feast but when all of the animals are putting in their various odd requests things get a little chaotic in the kitchen. Thankfully, Porcupine ends up with a delicious cake in the end, sure to please all of the creatures in the forest.

In this very Canadian Christmas story readers get a hint of the kinds of foods animals eat in the wild, like twigs, herring and berries. Readers and their adults could even have a ton of fun thinking of other animals that could be included in the story and creating stanzas for them and what they would like at the Christmas feast.

Werner Zimmermann’s illustrations are so much fun! Just like in the rest of the collection we see all of the Canadian animals in various states of chaos. I love how they all barge into the kitchen and create a giant mess, even tracking in the snow and some stink with them. Readers will LOVE exploring the illustrations over and over again as they are so jam packed with things going on. Each reading you will discover another interesting tidbit hiding in the art.

I dare you to not sing this story! If you are familiar with Christmas carols, you have certainly heard this one each and every holiday season. Just like with the rest of the books in the collection, it’s hard to just read them and not break out into song. Hopefully your reader appreciates your singing!