Poppleton at Christmas: An Acorn Book (Poppleton #5)

by Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague (Illustrator)

Overview

Season's greetings from Poppleton, the posh and persnickety pig created by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and acclaimed illustrator Mark Teague!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!

Christmas is all around Poppleton! He buys gifts for his friends. He decorates his house with snow. And he makes a special Christmas wish!

With Cynthia Rylant's simple text and Mark Teague's full-color artwork on every page, this charming friendship-filled book is perfect for new readers!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338566840
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/06/2022
Series:	Poppleton Series , #5
Sold by:	Scholastic, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	41 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Cynthia Rylant has written more than 100 books, including Dog Heaven, Cat Heaven, and the Newbery Medal-winning novel Missing May. She lives with her pets in Oregon.
Mark Teague is the international bestselling illustrator (and author) of more than 50 books for children. His numerous awards and honors include the Book Sense Book of the Year Award and the Christopher Medal. He has illustrated the widely successful How Do Dinosaurs...? series. He is the author of the popular Dear Mrs. LaRue, Firehouse!, and Jack and the Beanstalk and the French Fries. He lives in New York State.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Poppleton at Christmas (Poppleton #5):

“This sweet easy chapter book overflows with warmth and coziness and exudes the true spirit of the holiday season: friendship, thoughtfulness, and kindness… A lovely choice to help emergent readers get into the Christmas spirit.” — Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the Poppleton series:

* "Roundly appealing." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

* "This sincere... pig will make beginning readers giggle." — School Library Journal, starred review

"A perfect choice for beginning readers." — Booklist

From the Publisher

2022-08-17
Poppleton the pig celebrates the season in three delightful stories.

Each tale presents the charming porcine at his most conscientious, gracious self. In “The Jar,” good-natured Poppleton considers his BFFs’ preferences and needs above all when making his gift choices. When his money runs out before he can purchase the just-right item he wants for llama pal Cherry Sue, the store’s manager comes up with an ingenious solution. In “Snow,” Poppleton wishes for a white Christmas, but the weather isn’t cooperating, so he takes matters into his own trotters with the aid of dozens of artificial-snow-filled aerosol cans. When he’s done, the whole neighborhood “looks like Christmas.” In “Midnight,” Poppleton and buddies Cherry Sue, Fillmore the goat, and Hudson the mouse celebrate a festive Christmas Eve with cider and cookies, sparkling candles and tree lights, secret Christmas wishes, and, before going home to bed, a walk to wish “a good Christmas to the animals of the night: the owls, the deer, and the raccoons.” This sweet easy chapter book overflows with warmth and coziness and exudes the true spirit of the holiday season: friendship, thoughtfulness, and kindness. The cheery, colorful illustrations and endearing, expressive animal protagonists are well suited to the text. Backmatter bonuses include a guide to drawing Poppleton and a prompt for creating an illustrated story.

A lovely choice to help emergent readers get into the Christmas spirit. (Early reader. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews