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SAD SANTA
CARPENTER, TAD
Skylight Books – Hotlist Fall 2012
Santa gets the post-holiday blues … When the toys are all made, the presents handed out, the Christmas
cookies eaten, and the stockings unhung from the chimney with care … Santa is miserable. His reindeer and
elves can't lift his spirits, and even a vacation with Mrs. Claus doesn't do the trick. Will Santa ever feel like his old
holly-jolly self again? This quirky, funny, and completely unique picture book by hot young hipster illustrator Tad
Carpenter will appeal to kids and parents alike.
PICTURE BOOKS 1ST PRINTING 40,000
STERLING 32 PAGES
9781402788307
$17.95 HC
OCTOBER 2012
THE SANDMAN
JOYCE, WILLIAM
The second picture book in the Academy Award winner William Joyce's The Guardians of Childhood series,
following The Man in the Moon, tells how the Sandman dreamed up his sweet-dreams legacy.
PICTURE BOOKS 1ST PRINTING250,000
ATHENEUM 48 PAGES
9781442430426 SERIES: GUARDIANS OF CHILDHOOD
$19.99 HC
OCTOBER 2012
SANTA FROM CINCINNATI
BARRETT, JUDI
As you might imagine, the early life of Santa Claus was a liiiiiiiittle different from the childhood of your average
kid. His first words were “ho ho ho!” By five he was wearing a fake beard and mustache, and could rarely be
found without his favorite stuffed reindeer. It was clear from a very young age that he was destined for
uniqueness.... Despite this, his parents went to great lengths to keep the normalcy in his life. They had him learn
guitar (he was in a rock band!), and play baseball (he had quite an arm), and even do chores (okay—here he
was like any other kid on earth—he hated chores). But there was no stopping Santa from being Santa, and one
winter, he began to make his lists. He checked them twice, and delivered toys to children all over Cincinnati.
Then, all over Ohio. Then—the world.
PICTURE BOOKS 1ST PRINTING 50,000
ATHENEUM 48 PAGES
9781442429932
$19.99 HC
OCTOBER 2012
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