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Language
English
Description
In Loren Long's touching interpretation of "Twas the night before Christmas," readers are invited to visit the homes of four families-- each on Christmas Eve. What do these four homes share? The excitement and anticipation of the most splendid night of the year. In this reimagined tale, the author and illustrator reminds us that no matter where we live, all children share the same wish for Christmas magic.
Author
Series
Minerva Louise volume 8
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Minerva Louise follows a farmer in a red hat from a snowy rooftop, down a "well, " and into the house with the red curtains, where she finds a tree decorated with sparkling eggs.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Santa arrives at a child's house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there's no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he's inside?
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Santa's parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful, even though he has a booming voice instead of a baby's gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh ... and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny--and two very proud parents."-- From Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A World of Cookies for Santa takes readers across the globe to see all the treats that await Santa on Christmas Eve. M. E. Furman provides recipes for children to bake some of Santa's cookies for themselves.
11) Murray Christmas
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Murray the "patrol dog" is alarmed by the holiday changes--from the tree indoors and the socks by the fireplace to the peculiar person who pops up in the living room in the middle of the night.
Author
Series
Publisher
Usborne
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
[2023 edition]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
Meet Santa and discover his sparkly sleigh, fuzzy gloves and more. The bright pictures, with their patches of different textures, are designed to develop sensory and language awareness.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
A humorous philosophical investigation into the existence of Santa from a co–executive producer of The Big Bang Theory—the perfect stocking stuffer for the deep thinker on everyone’s list.
Emmy award–winning comedy writer and philosophy scholar Eric Kaplan brilliantly turns a search for the truth about Santa into a laugh-out-loud metaphysical romp. Surveying everything from the analytic philosophy...
Emmy award–winning comedy writer and philosophy scholar Eric Kaplan brilliantly turns a search for the truth about Santa into a laugh-out-loud metaphysical romp. Surveying everything from the analytic philosophy...
14) Max's Christmas
Author
Language
English
Description
Despite his sister Ruby's admonitions, Max waits up on Christmas Eve to see Santa Claus coming down the chimney.
Author
Series
David (David Shannon) volume 4
Publisher
Blue Sky Press
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Christmas has arrived with so many rules to follow that David fears his mistakes will cause Santa to pass him by.
Author
Series
Stick Dog volume 12
Language
English
Description
"When he discovers that Santa delivers presents, Stick Dog and his friends go to great lengths to make sure Santa doesn't miss Stick Dog's pipe this holiday season"--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
As word spreads around the world that Santa has lost his famous laugh just before Christmas, Mrs. Claus, the elves, and the reindeer all try to help but it is a drawing from a little girl that does the trick.
Author
Series
Flat Stanley volume 4
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Language
English
Description
When Santa quits his job a few days before Christmas because of too many greedy children, his daughter whisks young Stanley Lambchop and his family off to the North Pole to help change the old man's mind.
19) Sad Santa
Author
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A wish list letter from a good-hearted boy shows Santa, who is suffering from a case of post-Christmas blues, that the holiday spirit lasts 365 days a year.
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