{"product_id":"the-13th-day-of-christmas-hardcover","title":"The 13th Day of Christmas - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Rex\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA partridge in a pear tree? Ten lords a-leaping? Now who would want such gifts? And more importantly--why would they be given? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Rex investigates in this hilariously heart-warming tale based on one of the best-loved Christmas carols. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur hero is having a lonesome Christmas away from his true love. So when she sends him a gift, of course he loves it--even if a partridge in a pear tree wasn't exactly on his wishlist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve days later, his home is crowded with more birds, milkmaids, pipers, and other guests than he can possibly make sense of. Why would his true love think he'd like this?! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis search for answers transforms the disaster into a source of joy for the whole town--complete with a parade, a circus, and a fundraiser for the school library. By the time his true love gets home, the man finally understands what she's given him: the true meaning of Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she has no idea what he's talking about-- the whole thing was a wacky online shopping mixup. All she'd meant to buy was a pair of gold engagement rings. She meant to propose! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdam Rex, creator of \u003ci\u003eSchool's First Day of School \u003c\/i\u003eand many other beloved books for children, strikes again with this hilarious twist on the classic carol \u003ci\u003eThe Twelve Days of Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e. Sardonic and earnest in equal measures, \u003ci\u003eThe Thirteenth Day of Christmas \u003c\/i\u003eis a hit for any day of the year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Rex\u003c\/b\u003e is the author and illustrator of more than forty books for kids. These include New York Times bestselling picture books like \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein Makes a Sandwich \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSchool's First Day of School\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has been adapted for film and television. He's won some awards, including the Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children's Literature and the National Cartoonists Society Book Illustration Award. He used to make art for games like Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. Sometimes he still does. He lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his dog, son, and wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 10.16 x 11.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47717300076792,"sku":"9780823456536","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/pHUieEw2hd9780823456536.webp?v=1766951246","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/the-13th-day-of-christmas-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}