Mistletoe: A Christmas Story

Celebrate Christmas with Mistletoe, a mouse who makes the perfect gift for her best friend from #1 New York Times bestselling author-illustrator.

Mistletoe loves everything about Christmas--the twinkling lights, the cookies for Santa, and, most of all, the gently falling snow. Her best friend, Norwell, is an elephant who likes sitting by the fire and watching the snow from the comfort of his cozy house. On one particularly snowy walk, Mistletoe stops to appreciate the beauty and peace of a snow-covered world. She knows Norwell would love it too... if he weren't so afraid of the cold. Then she has an idea! Mistletoe knits from morning to night--when she's reading, when she's baking, and even in the bath (which isn't easy). By the time Christmas morning arrives, she puts down her knitting needles. Her gift for Norwell is ready--and it is perfect.

Full of holiday cheer and filled with the true meaning of Christmas, here is a new story from master picture book creator Tad Hills that introduces two warm and funny characters to love.

Author: Tad Hills
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books
Published: 09/29/2020
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 11.00h x 10.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780593174425
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 514825 / Mistletoe: A Christmas Story


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2020
Booklist 09/01/2020 pg. 109
Publishers Weekly 09/21/2020
School Library Journal 10/01/2020 pg. 66
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2020 pg. 37
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Tad Hills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Rocket and Duck & Goose series, including the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read; Rocket Writes a Story; R Is for Rocket; Duck & Goose; Duck, Duck, Goose; Duck & Goose Go to the Beach; and Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo! He also created various board books in these series, including Rocket's Mighty Words; Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin; the ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites; Duck & Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny!; and several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocket's 100th Day of School.

The Boston Globe declared Hills's work "charming, funny, simple, and surprising" and dubbed him "a master of the light comic touch."

Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read.

Visit Tad online at tadhills.com, and follow him on Twitter at @tadhills.