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32 pp.
| Chronicle |
November, 2006 |
TradeISBN 0-8118-4992-9$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Gris Grimly.
This story of two young monsters preparing for a visit from Santa Claws is best for those who like their Christmas creepy, as the monsters hang oozing "blistertoe" and smelly stockings, decorate a dead pine tree, and help make disgusting holiday treats. This irreverent rhyming send-up is accompanied by cheerfully spooky, spidery-lined illustrations, including imaginative mock advertisement endpapers (mail-order witch, anyone?).