Twelve Days of Christmas in Missouri

On the first day of Christmas my parents gave to me . . . a holiday book about my very own state!
Welcome to Christmas in Missouri, the Show Me State—and Cody’s all ready to get a grand tour from his cousin Laila. Together, they’ll count bald eagles, spelunk in stalactite-filled caverns, eat Kansas City-style barbecue, visit the Pony Express Museum, and have the best time. Cody receives some amazing gifts, too, from 1 dogwood tree with a bluebird to 12 tiny tin trains.

Ann Ingalls is the author of J Is for Jazz (Bright Connections), The Little Piano Girl (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), which was a finalist for the Crystal Kite Award, and the upcoming Fairy Floss (Little Bee). She has taught elementary and special education and lives in Kansas City, MO, where the people are friendly and the barbecue is great!

Laura Huliska-Beith is the illustrator of The Goodnight Train (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 10 Little Ladybugs (Dalmatian), The Recess Queen (Scholastic), and dozens of other children’s books. She lives with her husband and three dogs in Kansas City, MO.