Item category 1: Picture book

When Mr. and Mrs. Robin see the tinsel on a Christmas tree, she asks him to bring some back to decorate their nest.

In this book, children can spy characters hiding in the pictures. A poem on each page gives the clue as to what is hiding in the picture opposite. Many well-known nursery characters are included so that young children can follow the rhymes. It was the winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1978.

"The Mousehole Cat" was the winner of the British Book Award for the Illustrated Children's Book of the Year and the British Design Production Award (Children's Books). It was also shortlisted for the Smarties Prize, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Children's Book Award.

The story of the twelve days of Christmas told through verse and pictures. Each verse is illustrated in the style of American folk art, and creates characters and images in the traditional spirit of Christmas, while also bringing something new to this song.