Welcome to another Nonna’s Corner. Today I am sharing an adorable holiday book, How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish. Geared for children 4- 8 years of age this delightful holiday read is sure to excite young children. Grab a cup of peppermint mocha coffee or tea and enjoy.
by Jean Reagan, Lee Wildish
Genres: Childrens
Pages: 32
Source: Publisher
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After waiting for days and days and days, it’s finally Christmas Eve. And that’s when you can try to catch Santa. . . . From Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish, creators of the bestselling HOW TO... series, comes a delightful new offering, written again in a hilarious instructional style. Two sibling narrators give clever tips for “catching” Santa (be crafty! be clever! be gentle!) on Christmas Eve. Filled with humor and holiday warmth, this is a jolly read-aloud for the whole family to enjoy!
How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan and Lee Wildish is such a fun read and perfect for children who believe. Filled with colorful images it explores how to catch Santa on Christmas Eve. What will you do if you catch him? Do you have questions? It shares how to listen for Santa and how to hunt for clues that he has been there For example, add glitter to a letter you leave for Santa, or place carrots outside for the reindeer. The book is for readers ages 4 to 8 but is perfect for reading to the little ones this holiday season. The colorfully illustrated images will hold their attention and giggles are sure to ensue. Geared to spark the imagination it is sure to lead to questions and a fun family discussion. I would not be surprised if this became a family favorite. If you are looking for a fun holiday gift, this beautiful hardcover edition is sure to make them smile.
About Kimberly
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Jean Reagan
Hi Kimberly!
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm for my Santa book. My editor alerted me to your blog. I’ve been lurking and reading the comments for a couple of days. Time to say hello, I figured. 🙂 Authors get a little excited, but nervous, with each new book. At least I should say that I get nervous. So, I really appreciate your comments. Thanks! Ho, ho, ho! (Hard to get too Chrstmassy in October, isn’t it!?) . Jean
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Awe, thanks for stopping by and commenting. We adore the book, and yeah it is hard in October, but now is the time to start shopping for the little ones 🙂
Lorna
How cute! Makes me wish I had a little one to read it to 🙂
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Right. It is adorable and fun.
Heather
So cute and wonderfully Christmassy!
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Very Heather!
Grace MyBookSnack
How adorable and festive is this book!? I love the illustrations.
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It really is adorable Grace
Priya Prithviraj
I think I’ll get this book for my three-year old nephew as a christmas gift. 🙂
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That is a wonderful idea and I am sure he’d love it if you read it to him 🙂
Teddyree
This looks adorable, gorgeous illustrations. Mia would love the pictures right now and down the track I’m sure she’d like the story.
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Oh I am sure Mia would love it 🙂
Jess
I love the vibrant illustrations! This book looks adorable and is sure to be a hit. I know I dreamed of catching or spotting Santa when I was little. 🙂
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It does have vibrant illustrations and will catch the kids attention.
Lisa
This sounds SO ADORABLE!! A perfect book to grab for my little man this year. 🙂
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Yes..it is beyond adorable and makes them think too 🙂
Lark
The book looks charming, and I love your Nonna’s Corner icon!
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Thanks Lark, I think both are cute too 🙂
melliane
Oh it’s so cute and perfect for this period!
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It really is!
The Bibliophile Babe
I bet my youngest sister (3) would like this!
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I bet she would, that is the first year they really start to get the whole Santa thing.
Stephanie
Lovely review – this sounds like a gret book for my toddler as he’s already starting to get excited for Santa to visit!
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I hope you pick it up, it really is a fun read.
Angela Adams
Five coffee cups! What an honor!! Thanks for the post!!!
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Yes..it really is especially because it makes them think.
Bookworm Brandee
This sounds delightful! And I have the perfect 6 year old in mind to send it to. 😉 Thanks for sharing it, Kimberly!
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It really is and makes the perfect gift.
Melanie Simmons
I always tried to catch Santa when I was a kid. I was even good about not sleeping, but I could never catch him. I stayed up to 1 am one year (much to my parents chagrin), but still nothing. I was always adamant about leaving treats for the reindeer. I’ve been a animal person since I was very young.
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Yep…same here and my kids were always trying. We fed the reindeers, found Santa’s foot prints and one year Santa called.
Melanie Simmons
My dad dressed up as Santa one year and I called him out on it. I could see it in his eyes. I’ve looked back at pictures of him as Santa, and he was pretty good, but his eyes, stood out to me.
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Parenting mistake 101…Santa can never be someone they know
Melissa (Books and Things)
This looks adorable! I know who you will be reading this book to! 😀 The illustrations are adorbs and I so need to recommend this one to a small cousin of mine.. or to their parent.
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It really is cute, and yes Sophia likes the pictures.
Rita
Beautiful illustrations and sure to be a hit for most young children.
Unfortunately a bit too “young’ for my youngest grandchild, but it would otherwise have made a great gift (but I would skip reading the sentence about leaving glitter in a letter for Santa– yikes, sparkles all over my floor, lol)!
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LOL, Rita. I am sure they vacuum up easily enough.
Heidi
I am headed to my library tomorrow, I am going to see if they have this, it looks liek so much fun and with a 7 and 5 year old, I think we need to read this.
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Oh yes, your little ones are the perfect age for this one Heidi.
Ramona
My son used to love these books about Santa! The Science of Santa, and how he gets everywhere in one night, and what he does when there’s no chimney, lol 😀
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We had a book like that for our little ones..I love when children are inquisitive like that
Ann Noser
Too cute. What a perfect gift idea.
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It really is Ann.
Lily B
haha oh great, another book to add to my list of books to buy for the baby 😀 i love the illustrations
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We have to start them early so they are book addicts.
Angela
This one look so cute. We do a book exchange on Christmas Eve and this one would be perfect for my young cousins. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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Perfect gift, and it will keep the little ones busy reading it:)
Ania
Thank you so much for this recommendation as I am on the hunt for cute Christmas books for my friend’s daughter for Christmas. She loves beautiful illustrations although she is not even two. Wonderful blog!
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My granddaughter is almost 9 months and she loves the pictures.
Mary Kirkland
How cute! I’m sure my grandson would love this.
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Oh I am sure he would Mary, it is very colorful and the story just holds them captive.
Sarah
I’m not even ashamed, I’m probably gonna borrow this from the library… to read to myself. haha! It looks so cute!! I love Christmas picture books!
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Nothing wrong with that, just invite the neighborhood kids in and read to them 🙂
kindlemom1
Love those illustrations Kim, so adorable!
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The whole thing is adorable. Sophia loves when we read it.
Christine
This looks so cute!
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It really is, and I like that it gets them thinking. What to ask, what to give him etc.
Nick
Well isn’t this adorable, Kim! I’m always looking for books to give my baby nieces and nephews and this is going into the list! 🙂
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Perfect gift Nick!
Debbie Haupt
Only one response for this Kim, Awwwwwwww 🙂
Thanks for sharing
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Right….it is a fun, cute book
Katherine
This sounds like such fun! I think my 5 year old would love it though he may want to actually try to catch Santa!
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Yes..and it will have him thinking which is always fun.
Kristin
OH, cool! This just came out! I’m going to show it to Jake at B&N and see if he likes it! I like that it has a lot of text so even though he’s 9 and a “believer” there’s enough for him to read (make sense?). Great book to review! I never thought about what I’d do if I caught Santa 😉
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Totally makes sense. I like that it encourages them to think.
Faye la Patata
Awwwww, this book looks so adoraaable. That art! That precious art! I would love to just gaze at it with my future children, when the time comes 🙂
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It is colorful and beautifully illustrated Faye. I like how even the text swirls around.
Lover Of Romance
oh this looks like such a adorable book!! Great illustrations. Maybe I will have to get this for my nephew.
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Yes..perfect for the little ones on your list.
blodeuedd
I like the drawings 🙂
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Me too Linda 🙂