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The 13th Day of Christmas

Adam Rex, illustrated by Adam Rex

A man spends Christmas apart from his true love, then receives a partridge in a pear tree and increasingly bewildering gifts inspired by “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Soon his home is crowded with birds, performers, and animals. Looking for an explanation, he visits his mother and accidentally starts a parade. A child’s idea about selling milk to buy school books helps him see the gifts differently, before an online shopping mix-up is revealed.

This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
459L
ATOS Book Level
3.1
AR Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
978
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
M
Themes
Books And Reading · Community · Holidays And Celebrations · Humor · Love
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Neal Porter Books
Published
September 9, 2025
Pages
48
ISBN-13
9780823456536
Language
English
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