  | Mistletoe : a Christmas story Author: Hills, Tad | |
| Price: $23.08 | ||
Summary:
Mistletoe, a mouse who loves snow, works very hard to knit the perfect gift for her best friend, an elephant named Norwell, who prefers to stay inside where it is warm.
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| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 3.20 Points: .5 Quiz: 514825 |
Reviews:
School Library Journal (10/01/20)
Booklist (09/01/20)
The Hornbook (00/11/20)
Full Text Reviews:
School Library Journal - 10/01/2020 PreS-Gr 2—Children who like to share experiences with friends will find a kindred mouse in Mistletoe. She loves walking out in the snow and wishes that her friend Norwell the elephant would join her, but he doesn't like the cold. So Mistletoe decides to surprise him with a gift for Christmas that will keep him warm. It's not easy, but Mistletoe manages to knit Norwell a wonderful, warm, and colorful surprise. The story has a nice message of creating gifts rather than buying them and giving from the heart. The art is lovely; beautiful icy snow scenes are interspersed with warm, cozy images. The gentle humor helps move the story along. A good story to use to talk about giving and receiving gifts, the Christmas theme may limit its use to early winter. VERDICT A pleasant, nonessential volume with a lesson about giving from the heart.—Debbie Tanner, S D Spady Montessori Elem., FL - Copyright 2020 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.
