Max's Christmas (Max and Ruby Series)

by Rosemary Wells

Overview

It's Christmas Eve and Max is determined to wait  up for Santa. 

"No, Max," says his big sister, Ruby.  "Nobody ever sees Santa Claus."

But Max tiptoes downstairs, where he hopes to meet a very special visitor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101642627
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/14/2010
Series:	Max and Ruby Series
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	26 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Rosemary Wells is the author of many popular books for children, including the Max and Ruby books, which feature the beloved bunny siblings who star in their own show on Nick Jr. While her two daughters inspired the Max and Ruby books, Ms. Wells currently draws her inspiration from her five granddaughters, who provide an endless trove of material.

Rosemary Wells travels widely speaking on behalf of early literacy.

She makes her home in upstate New York.

Visit Rosemary at her Web site at www.rosemarywells.com

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Wells’s pudgy bunnies and delightfully understated story will inspire year-round cravings for candy canes and early yearnings for yule logs.”—Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

Glad tidings for Max fansthe bunny of board-book fame now stars in his first picture book. Sister Ruby has to drag Max up the steps, scrub his face with a washcloth and remind him to ``Spit, Max,'' as he brushes his teeth. It's Christmas Eve, and Max has a lot of questions about Santa Clausquestions Ruby answers with a ``Because!'' Not satisfied, the curious bunny sneaks downstairs to wait for the man in red. A bunny-angel at the top of the tree looks on as Santa himself answers some of Max's questions. But he, too, resorts to a ``Because!'' Max falls asleep. The next day, Ruby has queries of her own when she finds Max on the couch with a lap full of Christmas presents. Max's main answer? ``Because!'' Young readers will want to join resoundingly in that last lineone of the adult world's most ungratifying responses. Wells's pudgy bunnies and delightfully understated story will inspire year-round cravings for candy canes and early yearnings for yule logs. (3-7)

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Wells’s pudgy bunnies and delightfully understated story will inspire year-round cravings for candy canes and early yearnings for yule logs.”—Publishers Weekly

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