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| Kipper's
Christmas Eve (Kipper) |
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| by Mick
Inkpen |
| Kipper can't decide which he likes better, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
But on Christmas Eve, too excited to decide, he just whoops and charges into the woods to
find a Christmas tree. After much effort, he pulls his chosen tree out of the ground and
begins to drag it home, meeting his friend Pig and Pig's little cousin, Arnold, along the
way. Kipper and Pig are too wrapped up in their discussion of what they want for
Christmas to notice the little something extra Kipper is bringing home with his tree! But
Arnold sees, and spends the rest of the day trying to point it out to an oblivious Kipper.
Mick Inkpen's Kipper, star of the Nick Jr. TV show and many Kipper books (Kipper's
Bathtime, (Kipper's Snowy Day, and lots more), is as cute and lovable as ever in this
Christmas book. Young readers will identify with his excitement as he decorates his tree,
exchanges presents, and dreams about Santa Claus. And they'll chuckle with delight as they
watch the mousy little guest Kipper brings home nibbling on Santa's cookies. A reindeer
hat with a glowing red nose, Kipper's gift to Arnold, makes a fun surprise appearance in
the inside back cover, as Arnold peers out his window with a real red light flashing on
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| Mooseltoe |
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| by Margie
Palatini, Henry Cole (Illustrator) |
| This charming verse story, told in a singsong rhythm, stars a moose who is
determined that his family's Christmas will be "perfectly perfect." Moose
"shopped till he dropped. Check," and "baked tons of tins of cookies.
Check,"--but in his haste he completely forgets to buy a Christmas tree. After a
long, fruitless search in the snow on Christmas Eve, he finally has to do the heroic
thing: stand in a corner and become the tree himself. The crayon illustrations by
Henry Cole make much of Moose's endless handlebar "moostache." The rhymes may be
rather forced for some tastes--"The kids tried to make the best of it. They said 'Oh
so who needs a tree?' But Moose could plainly see they were short on the glee." But
perhaps that's all just part of the amoosement value. |
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