| Auntie Claus, Home for the Holidays Contributor(s): Primavera, Elise (Author), Primavera, Elise (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1416954856 ISBN-13: 9781416954859 Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2009 Annotation: Each year Auntie Claus mysteriously disappears just after Halloween and doesn't return until Valentine's Day--but not this year. Sophie wants nothing more than to be the Sugar Plum Fairy in "The Nutcracker" ballet, and so Auntie Claus comes home for the holiday. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations - Christmas & Advent - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Performing Arts - Dance |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2008051387 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 9.82" W x 11.35" (1.10 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Christmas - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 133357 Reading Level: 3.9 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Have you heard? New York is the new North Pole Just ask Auntie Claus Sophie Kringle had always dreamed of being the Sugar Plum Fairy in the school play. After all, Sophie is a Kringle. Her family lives at the Bing Cherry Hotel, and her favorite aunt, Auntie Claus, serves Christmas cookies at teatime -- even in July. When Auntie Claus hears that Sophie will make her debut in the school play, she decides to have her cake and eat it too -- this year Auntie Claus will be home for the holidays and the North Pole will move south to New York Finally getting to see the tree at Rockefeller Center, the department store windows, and the 57th Street Snowflake with Auntie Claus -- Sophie will have a Christmas that she never could have imagined Join Sophie on an adventure that goes straight to the heart of Christmas Bring along your favorite Christmas cookie recipe, your warmest coat, and your tutu |
Contributor Bio(s): Primavera, Elise: - Elise Primavera is the author and illustrator of the New York Times bestselling Auntie Claus series and the popular Ms. Rapscott's Girls. She is also the author of the Louise the Big Cheese books and other award-winning titles. She lives in New Jersey, and you can visit her at ElisePrimavera.com. |