When Santa Came to Stay (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780593325230)

The Grinch meets Snowmen at Christmas in this rollicking, rhyming picture book that answers the question, Why can't Christmas last all year?

What happens when your Christmas cookies are too good? Santa comes . . . to stay! At first, it's fantastic: treats and toys and reindeer flights every day. Then Mrs. Claus arrives. And Baby Claus. And before long, the Easter Bunny and her babies Chuck and Puck and Luck and Duck and . . . you get the picture. By the time the Fourth of July rolls around, everyone's had a bit too much eggnog in their cereal and confetti in their hair. As one family discovers, maybe the true meaning of Christmas is about more than presents and sweets. And maybe there's a reason it comes but once a year.

"Smileworthy [with] lots of playful silliness . . . Here, too much Santa is a bad thing done just right." --Kirkus
"Holiday hijinks reminiscent of Snowmen at Night make this a worthy addition." --SLJ
"[Makes] the most of the hilarious chaos." --The Horn Book
"Irreverent [and] high-energy." --PW

Author: Billy Sharff
ISBN-10: 0593325230
ISBN-13: 9780593325230
Publisher: Dial Books
Language: English
Published: 10/18/2022
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.10w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2022
School Library Journal 09/01/2022 pg. 93
Publishers Weekly 09/12/2022
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2022 pg. 20
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2022 - Superior,Well Above Average