Mistletoe
A Christmas Story
$16.12
- Board Book
36 pages
- Release Date
6 October 2026
Summary
Celebrate Christmas with Mistletoe, a mouse who makes the perfect gift for her best friend, in this board book version of a holiday tale.
Mistletoe loves everything about Christmas—the twinkling lights, the cookies for Santa, and, most of all, the gently falling snow. Her best friend, Norwell, is an elephant who likes sitting by the fire and watching the snow from the comfort of his cozy house. On one particularly snowy walk, Mistletoe stops to appreciate the beauty and peace of a sno…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798217233243 |
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| Author: | Tad Hills |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Inc |
| Format: | Board Book |
| Number of Pages: | 36 |
| Release Date: | 6 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 191mm |
| Audience Age: | 0-3 |
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Critics Review
“A friendship story for under the tree.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A memorable pair of characters who bring humor and thoughtfulness to their sweet celebration of Christmas.” —Publishers Weekly
“This sweet friendship tale reminds readers that ‘a truly special gift comes not only from the heart but also from the hands,’ a message that should keep us all as ‘toasty and warm’ as Norwell.” —The Horn Book
Tad Hills
Tad Hills is the #1 New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of the Rocket and Duck & Goose series. His books include the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read, Rocket Writes a Story, R Is for Rocket, Duck & Goose, Duck, Duck, Goose, Duck & Goose Go to the Beach, and Duck & Goose, Honk! Quack! Boo!
He also created board books in these series, such as Rocket’s Mighty Words, Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin, the ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book What’s Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites, and Duck & Goose: Here Comes the Easter Bunny! Additionally, he has written several Step Into Reading titles, including Drop It, Rocket! and Rocket’s 100th Day of School.
The Boston Globe declared Hills’s work “charming, funny, simple, and surprising” and called him “a master of the light comic touch.”
Tad lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, two children, and his real-life dog, Rocket, who has not yet learned to read.
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