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Willey, Margaret

A Clever Beatrice Christmas

40 pp. | Atheneum | October, 2006 | Trade ISBN 0-689-87017-5 $16.95

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Heather M. Solomon. In another tale set in the woods of northern Michigan, Beatrice sets out to fool Père Nöel in order to persuade her skeptical friends of his existence. Beatrice tricks Père Nöel out of a button from his cape, a bell from his sleigh, and a curl from his beard. The heart of this story, accompanied by homey and convivial illustrations, is Beatrice's celebration of a traditional French Canadian Christmas.

Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2006