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Author
Series
Flat Stanley volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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.
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Kids
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Can you imagine what would happen if Santa forgot to take his GPS with him on Christmas Eve and got lost delivering the presents? In this silly look at Santa Claus in a number of worst-case scenarios, kids and parents alike will laugh out loud at the million and one little things that could go wrong, from Santa having to pull his sleigh himself because the reindeer are tired, or getting the presents mixed up so you accidentally end up with Grandma's...
3) Little Santa
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A resident of the North Pole with the ability to slide up and down chimneys meets a flying reindeer and some industrious elves, in this fictional biography of Santa Claus.
Author
Publisher
Nosy Crow, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Our favorite dinosaurs are back, and this time they must save Santa Claus from a snowstorm! Join them as they plow the road, whizz down a mountain on snowmobiles, zoom through the icy water on a hovercraft, and much more! But where is Santa? And will they manage to dig out his sleigh in time for Christmas day?"--Tp verso.
Author
Publisher
Treehouse Pub Group
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Children the world over have been enchanted and captivated by the magical being known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St. Nick, Sinterklaas, and Papa Noel. But eventually, they begin to ponder just how, with the help of flying reindeer, he can deliver presents to boys and girls all around the world in only one single night. And how does he fit down chimneys? And visit houses where there are no chimneys?
11) Hurry, Santa!
Author
Publisher
Little Tiger Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When his alarm clock fails to go off, Santa oversleeps on Christmas Eve and then encounters a series of disasters that threaten to prevent him from delivering his presents on time.
12) Ninja Claus!
Author
Series
Ninja! (Arree Chung) volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this third book in the Ninja! series, Maxwell pits his ninja skills against Santa Claus"--
13) Santa's story
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Santa is ready to leave on Christmas Eve, but he can't find the reindeer anywhere. Dasher is busy dashing, Donner is dozing, and Cupid is crooning. It isn't until Santa remembers their annual tradition-reading a Christmas story together-that the reindeer are ready. Reindeer merriment abounds in this charming yuletide tale about honoring the celebration of holiday customs with those you love.
Author
Publisher
Dell Dragonfly Books
Pub. Date
2003, c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Peter Claus, the son of Santa, feels sorry for all the kids on the naughty list who will not get Christmas presents and tries to persuade his father that they deserve a second chance.
16) Elf
Author
Series
Publisher
Quirk Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Buddy the Elf has more Christmas spirit than anyone, but he's never quite fit in with the other elves at the North Pole. Then Buddy learns that he's really a human--and his father is on the Naughty List! Determined to bring his dad some holiday cheer, he sets out for New York City. But when Santa encounters disaster on Christmas Eve, can Buddy count on his new family to help him save the day?"--
17) Santa's puppy
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
When eight-year-old Chris discovers a fluffy, white puppy wedged inside his family's chimney on Christmas morning, he knows exactly how it got there because the dog tells him. It turns out Peppermint Bark stowed away in Santa's sleigh, go left behind accidentally, and he can talk! Now Chris must convince his too-cool big sisters, Holly, and her best friend, Ivy, that this is Santa's puppy. Chris seems to be the only one who understands what the dog...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, River Rose accidentally falls asleep while trying to wait up for Santa, but she awakens to take a magical trip to the North Pole with her dog, Joplin.
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