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Book Cover for: How to Catch Santa Claus, Alice Walstead

How to Catch Santa Claus

Alice Walstead

The New York Times Best Seller
2024 & 2023 & 2025 The New York Times Best Seller

It's time to deck the halls and set your traps in this new Christmas adventure from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series!

Do you have what it takes to catch jolly old St. Nicholas himself? Santa Claus is getting ready to deliver presents to children around the world, but the wily How to Catch Kids have set traps galore! With the help of his trusty Reindeer and Elf, Santa will have to use all his festive magic to avoid being caught.

Poised to become a new holiday tradition, this merry picture book is filled with silly rhymes and illustrations sure to delight young readers and educators alike with STEAM concepts and classic hilarity and chaos. The perfect Christmas gift or holiday stocking stuffer for children ages 4-10!

It's Christmas Eve! I am almost there! I know you've hatched a plan.

So when you hear my HO-HO-HO, try to catch me if YOU can!

Also in the How to Catch Series:

  • How to Catch an Elf
  • How to Catch a Reindeer
  • How to Catch a Snowman
  • How to Catch a Gingerbread Man
  • How to Catch a Unicorn
  • and more!

Book Details

  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Wonderland
  • Publish Date: Sep 5th, 2023
  • Pages: 40
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.27in - 8.11in - 0.39in - 0.55lb
  • EAN: 9781728274270
  • Recommended age: 04-10
  • Categories: Humorous StoriesLegends, Myths, Fables - GeneralImagination & Play

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About the Author

Walstead, Alice: -

Alice Walstead is a children's book author who loves to make kids smile with her stories.

Elkerton, Andy: -

Andy Elkerton is a children's book illustrator who loves to create creatures that are impossible to catch! He is known for his work on the New York Times bestselling How to Catch series and is based in the United Kingdom.

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Praise for this book

"A delightful read aloud... This is sure to be one to be read year after year at Christmas time." -- Youth Services Book Review
"Full of STEAM concepts, colorful illustrations, and plenty of ideas on how to catch Santa Claus...fans of the "How to Catch" series will rejoice in this jolly Christmas picture book." -- School Library Journal