Reviewed by Wendy Lipke
Christmas Time is the fourth book in the Early Learning first word books by Tom Jellett. This Aussie Baby’s, six-inch board book has twenty- two pages of content, including the covers. It follows other books with words addressing Dinner Time, Bed Time and Bath Time. The pictures are large with the names in white on various coloured backgrounds. The pages opposite the illustrations contain words in black on a white background.
The book is sturdy and begins with the words ‘Hello baby, it’s nearly Christmas’. The illustrations and words which follow are all associated with a traditional Christmas Time.
The author, Tom Jellett, is a Sydney-based illustrator who has been producing children’s books for over twenty years. In 2024 he was included in the Books category for Illustrators 65 and exhibited at the Society of Illustrators in New York.
Christmas Time
(2025)
by Tom Jellett
Allen & Unwin
ISBN:978-1761181900
$12.99; 20pp.