This innovative children s picture book creatively adapts the traditional English Christmas carol to describe and illustrate the unique material cultures and traditions of twelve Native American tribes within the United States. Readers of all ages will be delighted by acclaimed illustrator Jesse Hummingbird's brilliant interpretation of Native American customs as they have existed before and since Europeans arrived on the continent. Gary Robinson presents a deeper explanation of each day's gift in a brief and easy-to-understand manner, revealing tribal histories, lifestyles and belief systems. A wonderful companion to Robinson's and Hummingbird's best-selling Native American Night Before Christmas, winner of a 2010 Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award.