A Very Trashy Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids
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Chapter Book · Graphic novel · Ages 6–10 · 2022

A Very Trashy Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

Written & illustrated by Wes Hargis

Book #3 in the Down in the Dumps series

Can a banana, teapot, and blob save Christmas from the Forklift of Doom?

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In a landfill, Nana the banana learns about Christmas and writes to Santa. But when Santa's sleigh is mistaken for trash, Nana and her quirky friends—a teapot and a blob—must save the day. Can they rescue Christmas before it's too late? Join this unlikely trio on a festive adventure filled with humor and heart.

From the publisher

The Secret Life of Pets meets The Bad Guys in DOWN IN THE DUMPS, an all-new, highly illustrated early chapter book series about three unlikely friends–a rotten banana, a broken tea pot, and a crusty blob of gunk–and their adventures together in the local town landfill.Santa who? Nana has never heard about Christmas until the old toys of the Westerfield Waste Transfer and Recycling Center tell her about the most magical night of the year!In A Very Trashy Christmas, the third book in the Down in the Dumps series, Nana learns that Santa Claus delivers toys to all the good boys and girls and so she insists on writing him her own letter. But when Santa arrives with their gifts in tow, the Forklift of Doom mistakes Santa’s sleigh for rubbish. Can Nana and her trash friends band together to save Christmas before it’s too late?A Very Trashy Christmas is the third book in the Down in the Dumps series from beloved author-illustrator Wes Hargis. It will have even the most reluctant readers writing Santa for more adventures!HarperChapters build confident readers one chapter at a time! With short, fast-paced books, art on every page, and milestone markers at the end of every chapter, they’re the perfect next step for fans of I Can Read!

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Format
Paperback
Pages
96
Reading age
6–10
Audience
Transitional Reader
Themes & topics
Books about animalsBooks about ChristmasBooks about litter, trash and garbage
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Publication
Published
September 13, 2022
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book · Graphic novel
Identifiers
ISBN
9780062910202

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