Decorate the Tree!
by Amanda Jane Jones; illus. by the author
Preschool    Cameron/Abrams    32 pp.
9/23    9781949480566    $15.99
e-book ed.  9798887071503    $14.39

Cleanly designed double-page spreads feature large-size type on the left and simply composed cut-paper and digital illustrations (resembling a child’s craft project) on the right. À la Tullet’s innovative, interactive picture book Press Here (rev. 7/11), listeners are instructed to tap a fir tree composed of overlapping green triangles “to add some lights.” A page-turn shows those lights on the tree. Clap to turn the lights on, knock twice to add ornaments, and so on. Garland, candy canes, and a star tree-topper complete the effect. “Turn the page to turn out the light.” This offering captures the fun of tree decorating.

From the November/December 2023 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.