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With Pug in his Santa suit and Chick as his peppy elf sidekick, the duo spreads Christmas joy: dog the Dude gets a (snow) ball; cat Mr. Snuggles gets a collar (of bells); and for Pug, Chick makes a superhero (napping) mask. Though the third story is slight, their odd-couple ways play out humorously in both text and acrylic and colored-pencil illustrations.