If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, DON'T!
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2018 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, DON'T!

By Elise Parsley

Part of the Magnolia Says DON'T! series

A pirate meets Santa, but can he stay off the Naughty List?

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40 pages· 500 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud
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Magnolia's holiday plans take a wild turn when she invites a pirate to meet Santa. With the swashbuckler's antics threatening to land him on the Naughty List, Magnolia must teach him to behave. Can she transform his pirate ways in time for Santa's visit, or will it be a holiday disaster? It's a clash of YO HO HO and HO HO HO in this hilarious tale of unexpected holiday guests and the quest for a perfect Christmas wish list.

From the publisher

The fourth book in the New York Times-bestselling Magnolia Says DON’T! series that started with If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don’t! is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do…when you visit Santa. If your dad says you’re going to meet a bearded guy with a red suit and a bag full of treasures…he is not talking about meeting a pirate! But Magnolia has already invited the misbehaving swashbuckler to jump in line to meet Santa. So what if pirates are on the Naughty List? She’ll just teach this one to change his scurvy ways–no plundering or sword-fighting or plank-walking allowed! Plus, Santa is happy to hear everyone’s wish list. Right? It’s YO HO HO versus HO HO HO in this rowdy and raucous holiday guide on how not to meet Santa, from Elise Parsley, the bestselling creator of If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, DON’T!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
500
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~530L
Themes & topics
Books about ChristmasBooks about piratesBooks about Santa ClausBooks about habits and behaviorBooks about Christmas and advent
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.5
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
197811
Publication
Published
October 16, 2018
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780316466776

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