Publisher: Candlewick Press

Copyright Date: 2021

Edition Date: 2021 Release Date: 09/14/21

Illustrator: Snowdon, Ellie,

Pages: 136 pages

ISBN: 1-536-22245-3

ISBN 13: 978-1-536-22245-6

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2021945831

Dimensions: 20 cm.

Subject Heading:
Animal rescues. Juvenile fiction.
Animal rescues. Fiction.
Donkeys. Juvenile fiction.
Donkeys. Fiction.
Christmas stories.
Christmas. Fiction.

Language: English

Word Count: 16,088

Reading Level: 4.7

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 4.7 / points: 2.0 / quiz: 512773 / grade: Lower Grades

Guided Reading Level: Q

Fountas & Pinnell: Q

What better time than the Christmas season for aspiring vet Jasmine to find a new home for her elderly neighbor’s gentle donkey?

When Jasmine and her best friend, Tom, visit their neighbor Mr. Hobson to help him with some chores, they discover that he is selling his farm and moving to a nearby assisted living facility. Because Mr. Hobson won’t have a home for his beloved donkey, Mistletoe, anymore, he is planning to send him to a faraway sanctuary. Jasmine doesn’t want to see them separated, so she hatches a plan to keep Mistletoe at Oak Tree Farm, where Mr. Hobson could visit him whenever he liked. But caring for a donkey is lots of work (as Jasmine’s parents often remind her), especially with her mischievous younger brother around. When the school nativity play encounters a mishap, though, Jasmine realizes she may have the perfect understudy right in her backyard. From author Helen Peters and illustrator Ellie Snowdon, this latest book in the Jasmine Green Rescues series offers a heartwarming tale of multigenerational friendship and holiday spirit.