Santa's Favorite Story
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1982 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

Santa's Favorite Story

Written by Hisako Aoki · Illustrated by Ivan Gantschev

Santa reveals the true spirit of Christmas to worried forest animals.

4.5/7 Bookroo expert·4.0/5 Goodreads · 661 ratings
28 pages· 651 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud· ~580L
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Bookroo's summary

Santa Claus confides in the forest animals that he's weary of delivering gifts, sparking fears of a Christmas without presents. To ease their worries, he shares the tale of the first Christmas, teaching them that the holiday's true essence transcends gifts. Will the animals embrace this newfound wisdom and understand the deeper meaning of Christmas?

From the publisher

Discover the true meaning of the holidays as Santa Claus retells the story of the first Christmas in this sweet picture book from Hisako Aoki and Ivan Gantschev. When Santa Claus tells the forest animals that he is not looking forward to delivering all those heavy packages, they are worried that there won’t be a Christmas anymore. To help everyone understand that Christmas would still come even if he didn’t, Santa tells the story of the first Christmas, and they all learn a good lesson about the meaning of this special holiday.

At a glance
Format
Pages
28
Words
651
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~580L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.8
F&P level
~O
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
21228
Publication
Published
October 2, 2007
First published
November 1, 1982
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781416950295
OCLC
154662634

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