It's Christmas! (I Can Read Book 3) [Hardcover]

Jack Prelutsky (Author), Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: I Can Read Book 3

Christmas is coming! And from choosing the perfect tree, to receiving a gift of underwear from a relative, to seeing Santas everywhere you look, these twelve easy-to-read poems treat readers to a funny and festive look at favorite holiday traditions.

This merry collection of Christmas verse by Children's Poet Laureate Jack Prelutsky and acclaimed illustrator Marylin Hafner is sure to put anyone in the holiday spirit!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3–This newly illustrated title has been repackaged for the I Can Read series. The bright, full-color artwork is much more modern and appealing than the earlier edition's static three-color version. It is interesting to compare the work of the same illustrator over the 27 years since the first edition was published; libraries should consider a fresh copy of this collection of poems for newly independent readers.–Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library
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From verses about the Christmas tree and the Santa wish list to those about putting on a nativity play and singing carols, the poems in this I Can Read title celebrate warm holiday traditions with a wry sweetness, always true to a kid’s viewpoint and beyond generic greeting-card representations. There are a number of fiascos. A girl has sent off her Christmas cards with her pictures and rhymes, but no one got them. Did she forget the stamps? When the family bundles up and goes out caroling on Christmas Eve, they sing so badly that the neighbors shut their windows. The girl, though, thinks that no matter how sour they sound, there’s no family sweet as hers. Hafner’s line-and-watercolor pictures illustrate the bouncing, rhyming words in clear, playful holiday scenes that show the mischief and mess-ups, and always the joy. Preschool-Grade 1. --Hazel Rochman

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins (September 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006053706X
• ISBN-13: 978-0060537067
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,213,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Christmas by Jack Prelutsky, January 9, 2007

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Winnie the Pooh "Frannie" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Christmas (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (School & Library Binding)

Great poems for Christmas. Fun to read aloud with one child or a group of children. I used it in my classroom for many years. I bought this copy to donate to the library at my church.