Yes, any countdown in December must start at 12. Here’s our own 12 Days of Christmas picture book countdown:
12 BOATS A BLINKING
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON
by John A. Nez
11 WRAPPINGS RUMPLED
MY PUPPY GAVE TO ME
by Cheryl Dannenbring
10 LABS A LEAPING
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS DOGS
by Carolyn Conahan
9 MERMAIDS SINGING
A PIRATES 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by Philip Yates
8 MAIDS A MILKING
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by Rachel Isadora (African Illustrations)
7 SQUIRRELS SKIING
THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by Jane Cabrera
6 TROMPOS GIRANDO
A PIÑATA IN A PINE TREE
by Pat Mora
5 GOLDEN RINGS
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by LeUyen Pham (around the world)
4 CALLING BORGS
THE TWELVE BOTS OF CHRISTMAS
by Nathan Hale
3 THISTLE DUSTERS
A FIREFLY IN A FIR TREE
by Hilary Knight
2 TAWNY TABBIES
THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS CATS
by Don Daily
AND A STINKY BABY MESSING WITH THE TREE
THE WORST TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen