Copyright Date:
2005
Edition Date:
2008
Release Date:
10/01/10
Illustrator:
Heliot, Eric,
Pages:
1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN:
0-9804165-7-4
ISBN 13:
978-0-9804165-7-2
Dewey:
Fic
LCCN:
2011288632
Dimensions:
19 x 26 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
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It's Christmas Eve, and Santa has a problem s special Christmas suit is filthy. He didn't wash it after last year's Christmas Eve, and he never got around to fixing his broken washing machine. His pet dog Bobo has a solution: he'll sew Santa a new suit. The resourceful dog has watched sewing lessons on television, and even has a certificate from the show, so he takes the crimson curtains down from the windows, measures, cuts, and sews while Santa does all the other preparation to get ready for the worldwide present delivery. This book, originally published in France, is lively and humorous, with bright, colorful comic-book-style panels depicting a large-nosed, long-bearded, hapless, and procrastinating Santa. Young readers and storytime audiences will enjoy seeing Santa in a new light and delight in the sassy but practical Bobo.
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A hilarious, original, and thoroughly modern Santa Claus tale Telling the story of Santa, who finds he has forgotten to clean his suit in time for Christmas--this picture book has cleverly reimagined the North Pole, bringing the Santa story up-to-date for the modern child. When Santa's suit is too dirty to wear on such an important night, his dog Bobo--a canny canine reminiscent of Wallace's resourceful companion, Gromit--comes to the rescue. Armed with notes from a sewing show he's seen on TV, Bobo makes a new one out of the curtains. The race is on to make a new suit in time for Santa to deliver all the Christmas presents. Will Bobo come up with a new suit in time to save Christmas?Young readers will have lots of fun finding out in this playful comic-style book that's easy to read and packs a delightful punch line.