About the Book From the rain forest to the desert to the mountains to the beach, cousins Liz and Danny are seeing it all as they spend their Christmas in Oregon. With everything from busy beavers to tumbling waterfalls, Oregon is showcased in this installment of the Twelve Days of Christmas in America series. Full color. Book Synopsis The TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN OREGON . . . now in board! This popular holiday book is now available in a sturdy board edition for very young children. The original text has been simplified to focus on the merry lyrics in this fun take on the classic Christmas song. Its a happy, festive way for families to celebrate the place where they live. Welcome to Christmas in the Beaver State! This sturdy board book uses the classic song to showcase some of Oregons finest features--like 10 Portland food carts, 7 gray wolves howling, 2 waterfalls, and a meadowlark in a fir tree! About the Author Susan Blackaby is the author of numerous books for young readers, including Sterlings Brownie Groundhog and the February Fox (praised in a starred review by School Library Journal as particularly endearing . . . delightful), and its sequel Brownie Groundhog and the Wintry Surprise , as well as a poetry collection, Nest, Nook, and Cranny (Charlesbridge), which won the 2011 Lion and Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry. She is the also the author of this seasons Sterling Biographies(R) Alexander Hamilton . Susan lives in Portland, OR. Carolyn Digby Conahan is the staff artist for Cricket magazine, responsible for drawing all the little bugs in the margins! She has illustrated several childrens books, and both wrote and illustrated The Twelve Days of Christmas Dogs (Dutton Childrens Books) and The Big Wish (Chronicle), which received the 2011 Oregon Spirit Book award for Picture Book Literature by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English. Carolyn lives in Portland, OR. Learn more about her at carolyndigbyconahan.com.