<b >A delightful Christmas picture book filled with hilarious characters and dynamic art from the one and only Sandra Boynton!</b><P><I>BOOM biddy BOOM biddy BOOM BOOM BOOM!</i><P><I>What’s that noise filling the room? </i><P>From this rousing beginning unfolds <I>Christmas Parade</i>, a merry picture book from Sandra Boynton<I>.<P></i>As the dynamic parade of forty-six spiffy and intent animal musicians marches by, young readers will see animals and their instruments in turn: chickens with bassoons, ducks with trombones, mice with piccolos, cow saxophonists, a tiny bird with a large tuba, a glockenspiel pig, even a trumpet-playing Santa rhino—all underscored by marching snares (fifteen hippos, one cat) and one booming bass drum (an intrepid elephant).<P>Written with the irresistible rhythm of a lively marching band and illustrated by the author with those signature Boynton characters, <I>Christmas Parade</i> is a superb present for young children and families everywhere. Biddy BOOM.