Christmas

Patricia Hegarty keeps this one tight and purposeful: 16 pages, rhyming text, bright festive artwork, and finger-hole die-cuts that let little hands interact with the pages while they count. For babies and toddlers, that tactile element is genuinely smart design — it gives the very youngest readers something to do with the book beyond just looking at it. The counting premise threads through Christmas imagery in a way that feels natural rather than forced, and the short format is exactly right for a two-year-old's attention span. The honest caveats are straightforward: this is a seasonal board book with minimal content, there are no independent critical reviews to point to, and you'll put it away after December. But as a holiday gift for a toddler that supports early number recognition with interactive pages, it does its job well.