Mooseltoe by Palatini, Margie

Recommended for Grades 2 and 3

(Page last edited 10/09/2017)

• Title: Mooseltoe
• Author: Palatini, Margie
• ISBN: 0786816031
• ISBN 13: 978-0786816033

Description:

'Tis the night before Christmas, and Moose is determined to do it all right. With checklist in hoof and ho ho ho's on this mind, he makes sure everything is perfect. He wraps, he decorates, he bakes, and he sings. He does it all, except one thing. Somehow, some way, some moostake has occurred, and one list item has gone UNchecked--the tree! When last-minute shopping fails, Moose invites his family to decorate his marvelous moostache.Â

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Written in a rhyme and rhythm that echoes Clement Moore's classic poem, this sweet story is guaranteed to have children chuckling as they follow Moose to his goofy but perfectly perfect solution.

Review (From Amazon.Com):

This charming verse story, told in a singsong rhythm, stars a moose who is determined that his family's Christmas will be "perfectly perfect." Moose "shopped till he dropped. Check," and "baked tons of tins of cookies. Check,"--but in his haste he completely forgets to buy a Christmas tree. After a long, fruitless search in the snow on Christmas Eve, he finally has to do the heroic thing: stand in a corner and become the tree himself. The crayon illustrations by Henry Cole make much of Moose's endless handlebar "moostache." The rhymes may be rather forced for some tastes--"The kids tried to make the best of it. They said 'Oh so who needs a tree?' But Moose could plainly see they were short on the glee." But perhaps that's all just part of the amoosement value. (Ages 4 to 8) --Richard Farr

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