Merry Christmas, Dear Mars: An Out-Of-This-World Story about the Night Before Christmas
by Penny Parker Klostermann (Author) Estrela Lourenço (Illustrator)
An out-of-this-world remix of the classic poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas"!
It's Christmas Eve. The Martians have hung their stockings and decorated their trees in hopes that Santa will finally visit the red planet. But what are the excited Martians to do when Santa's sleigh shudders and shimmies and stops? Then teeters and totters and drops? It'll take a dose of Christmas magic and some help from the Outer Space Rescue Division to get this holiday back on track.
Humorous, rhyming text and vibrant illustrations combine to make a perfect winter read-a-loud, destined to become a classic.
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Publishers Weekly
Martians love Christmas too, hints this intergalactic spin on Clement C. Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas." In Parker Klostermann's clever rhyming lines, the red planet's kind and inventive inhabitants answer a distress call when Santa's sleigh at last heads their way. Teamwork makes the holiday dream work as Santa, portrayed with pale skin, helps local technicians, shown with colorful furry heads and friendly faces, draft an elaborate plan for repairs and an upgrade ("A gingerbread gizmo whirred up to restore/ the jingle bell boost to the main power core./ The mistletoe module was transformed to channel/ a positive charge to the sugarplum panel"). Lourenço's brightly quirky Mars, which features electric Doze-n-Dream nightcaps, a wiry Christmas "spruce," and a zingy rainbow of celestial stocking sweets, adds a dollop of cosmic fun to Christmas Eve traditions loved across the galaxy. Ages 4-8. (Sept.)
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Kirkus
A fresh, interstellar Christmas adventure that’s sure to be a read-aloud staple for the season.
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
