How Murray Saved Christmas
A hilarious Christmas story from an Emmy award-winning writer of The Simpsons!

When Santa’s knocked out cold by a Jack-in-the-Boxer’s walloping punch, deli owner Murray Kleiner reluctantly agrees to take his place. The suit doesn’t fit, Murray smells a bit like pickles, and there’s no way he can remember the names of all those reindeer. But with the help of a pushy elf and an eager-to-believe young boy, Murray finds out that even though he’s not big enough to fill Santa’s suit, he’s got more than enough heart to get the job done.

* "Reiss scores a bull's-eye with this hilarious debut. Catrow's puckish watercolors are equal to Reiss's wit and lightning pace." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Finally, a Christmas book that lives up to its title!" —Matthew Groening, creator of The Simpsons
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How Murray Saved Christmas
A hilarious Christmas story from an Emmy award-winning writer of The Simpsons!

When Santa’s knocked out cold by a Jack-in-the-Boxer’s walloping punch, deli owner Murray Kleiner reluctantly agrees to take his place. The suit doesn’t fit, Murray smells a bit like pickles, and there’s no way he can remember the names of all those reindeer. But with the help of a pushy elf and an eager-to-believe young boy, Murray finds out that even though he’s not big enough to fill Santa’s suit, he’s got more than enough heart to get the job done.

* "Reiss scores a bull's-eye with this hilarious debut. Catrow's puckish watercolors are equal to Reiss's wit and lightning pace." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Finally, a Christmas book that lives up to its title!" —Matthew Groening, creator of The Simpsons
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How Murray Saved Christmas

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Overview

A hilarious Christmas story from an Emmy award-winning writer of The Simpsons!

When Santa’s knocked out cold by a Jack-in-the-Boxer’s walloping punch, deli owner Murray Kleiner reluctantly agrees to take his place. The suit doesn’t fit, Murray smells a bit like pickles, and there’s no way he can remember the names of all those reindeer. But with the help of a pushy elf and an eager-to-believe young boy, Murray finds out that even though he’s not big enough to fill Santa’s suit, he’s got more than enough heart to get the job done.

* "Reiss scores a bull's-eye with this hilarious debut. Catrow's puckish watercolors are equal to Reiss's wit and lightning pace." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Finally, a Christmas book that lives up to its title!" —Matthew Groening, creator of The Simpsons

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780142501450
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date: 09/16/2004
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 10.13(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.14(d)
Lexile: NP (what's this?)
Age Range: 3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Mike Reiss is an award-winning television writer, including four Emmys and a Peabody for his work on The Simpsons. Reiss is also the author of several children's books. 

David Catrow is the illustrator of many picture books including Stand Tall, I Wanna Iguana, and We the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.

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Reiss scores a bullÆs-eye with this hilarious debut. Catrow's puckish watercolors are equal to Reiss's wit and lightning pace. (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

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