Just Be Claus
Just Be Claus
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Just Be Claus

Written by Barbara Joosse & illustrated by Kimberley Barnes
Hardcover
$16.99
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4 - 7
Reading age
32
Page count
AD550L
Lexile measure
Aug 15, 2021
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Even as a baby, sweet little Claus seemed different. He didn’t cry like the other babies and with his rosy cheeks and round little belly, he was a jolly soul. His grandmother declares he is precisely perfect! But as Claus grows, the little boy worries that he is different from other kids: he has a loud hearty laugh, he likes to wear red all the time, and his favorite hangout is the workshop with his grandmother. And at hockey, he helps the other team win because he doesn’t want the players to feel bad. When Claus confides to Grannie that he’d rather be more like the other kids, she tells him his differences make him special. She tells him to be himself, Just be Claus. Claus is sure Grannie is wrong. But then a snowstorm threatens to ruin Christmas. Can Claus figure out a way to use what makes him special to help save the holiday?

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friendshipbeing yourselfChristmasfeelings and emotionsSanta Clausself-esteemindividualitysocial themesself-esteem and self-relianceChristmas and advent

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781534111011
    Publication Date
    August 15, 2021
    Publisher
    Sleeping Bear Press
    Original Publication Date
    August 15, 2021
    Page Count
    32
    Audience
    Picture
    Reading Age
    4 - 7 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2021005328
    Lexile® Level
    AD550L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~N
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~3.6

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