Auntie is here for some holiday fun, playing together until our day's done. There is nothing like an auntie's love. This sweet story celebrates the special bond between auntie and her little bunny at Christmas time. With a bedtime-friendly singsong rhythm and adorable holiday illustrations, this book is sure to charm children and aunties alike! Includes space for personalization, making it the perfect choice for gifting. PreS-K—Christmas is a magical time of the year, and it becomes even more special while in the company of a beloved auntie. When Auntie Bunny comes to visit her bunny kin for Christmas, the time they spend together is filled with love and delight. From baking and painting to playing and decorating, there are innumerable memorable moments to share. As the day goes by, the Christmas spirit fills everyone, and the affection of one special Auntie resonates within the heart of her loved one. Favorite aunties and their young nieces and nephews will love reading this heartwarming book together, especially as they reminisce about the many joys they have shared. The book is designed to be given as a gift, with a page at the beginning for a dedication and space at the end for a special note and photograph to be added. These inclusions transform this book into a treasured family keepsake, especially as young children get older. This delightful story incorporates short, rhyming couplets with illustrations of cheerful and cozy woodland creatures. Though bunnies are the central characters of the story, their human-like behaviors help readers easily connect with them. Carefully selected words and phrases make the text enjoyable as a read-aloud, and young children will especially enjoy reading this tale on the lap of a treasured auntie. VERDICT This highly giftable book lovingly celebrates the relationship between a favorite aunt and her young niece or nephew.—Mary Lanni “Though bunnies are the central characters of the story, their human-like behaviors help readers easily connect with them. Carefully selected words and phrases make the text enjoyable as a read-aloud, and young children will especially enjoy reading this tale on the lap of a treasured auntie. This highly giftable book lovingly celebrates the relationship between a favorite aunt and her young niece or nephew.” --School Library Journal “Young readers will love sharing this story with their own aunties at Christmastime…A Yuletide tale featuring irresistible bunnies that also spotlights a cherished relationship.” --Kirkus Reviews Helen Foster James is a former teacher and coordinator of library media services. She received her doctorate from Northern Arizona University. She has published a number of books with Sleeping Bear Press, including: Welcome to the World; Grandma’s Christmas Wish; E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet; S is for S’mores: A Camping Alphabet; Little California; Little America; Paper Son: Lee’s Journey to America; Christmas With Auntie; and the whole Loves You! series. She enjoys taking long walks along the beach in San Diego. Petra Brown has been a children's book illustrator since 2006 when her first picture book If Big Can...I Can, was shortlisted for the Booktrust Early Years Awards for Best Emerging Illustrator. Since then she has been illustrating for a range of publishers in the United Kingdom and abroad. Petra comments, "I love drawing animals with human expressions. I find it such fun creating, for example, a thoughtful fox, a happy hippo, a shy sheep, or a caring bear! The other thing I like is creating landscapes, places where my characters can run about and have adventures. Living in a magnificent place like Snowdonia helps a great deal." Petra lives with her partner in Wales.