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32 pp.
| Holiday |
September, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-8234-1298-9$$15.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
John Ward.
George and Poppa, from Poppa's New Pants, reappear in a warm but preachy holiday story illustrated with somewhat stiff artwork. The ice skates Poppa gives George for Christmas make up for the disappointment he feels over his other gifts--an extra-long muffler and a pair of scratchy long underwear. But when George falls through pond ice as he's skating, it's his under-appreciated presents that help save him.