By Mac Barnett (author) , Sydney Smith (illustrator)
"This soon-to-be-classic celebrates the magic of Christmas, the magic of make-believe, and the magic of thinking of others"
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What kind of Christmas does Santa have? Turns out, the man who makes Christmas special has a Christmas that’s anything but — until now. Sparkling with the true magic of Christmas — caring, sharing and being kind — Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith’s Santa's First Christmas is sure to prompt plenty of pre-bedtime talk around Santa and thinking of others.
Witty, and as warming as a mug of thick chocolate, this has the feel of a Christmas classic that’ll be read year on year.
As for the story, after noticing that their boss gets straight back to work after a half an hour lie-in on Christmas morning, the elves feel “embarrassed”. “We should do something special for Santa”, they resolve, before doing exactly that.
After taking Santa through the magical rituals of choosing and decorating a tree, hanging up stockings, putting up lights, making biscuits and exchanging gifts, Santa is smitten and suggests, wryly, “We should do this every year”. What a joy.
Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith team up for an unforgettable celebration of Christmas.
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We all know that Santa makes everyone's dreams come true every Christmas, but it turns out that he needs a little help getting into the holiday spirit himself. Instead of letting Santa get right back to work after he returns home to the North Pole on Christmas morning, his loyal elves want to make sure he experiences the same Christmas cheer he provides for others. With the perfect tree, lots of delicious treats, and, of course, presents, Santa experiences the magic of Christmas for the very first time.
Beloved children's book creators Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith have unveiled Santa unlike ever seen before, and as a result, created a merry new Christmas classic.
Mac Barnett is a New York Times-bestselling author of stories for children. His work has been translated into more than 30 languages and sold more than 5 million copies worldwide. Mac’s books have won many prizes, including two Caldecott Honors, three New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Awards, three E.B. White Read Aloud Awards, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Germany’s Jugendliteraturpreis, China’s Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award, The Netherlands’ Silver Griffel, and Italy’s Premio Orbil.
He is the co-creator, with Jon Klassen, of Shape Island, a stop-motion animated series on Apple TV+, based on their best-selling Shapes series of picture books. Mac lives in Oakland, California.
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Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith team up for an unforgettable celebration of Christmas.We all know that Santa makes everyone's dreams come true every Christmas, but it turns out that he needs a little help getting into the holiday spirit himself. Instead of letting Santa get right back to work after he returns home to the North Pole on Christmas morning, his loyal elves want to make sure he experiences the same Christmas cheer he provides for others.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Santa's First Christmas and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-4 years old
Santa's First Christmas features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Festive Fiction, People / Places, Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Celebrations, holidays, festivals and special events, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s picture books, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s / Teenage: General interest
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Santa's First Christmas was written by Mac Barnett and published by Puffin an imprint of Penguin Random House Children's UK
Santa's First Christmas has 40 pages
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