Christmas City: A Look-Again Book

by Michael Garland

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525469044
• ISBN13: 9780525469049
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 10.6" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 6

Customer Reviews

Lovely for many ages

This is a wonderful addition to anyone's Christmas book library. The illustrations are stunning, with many, many hidden little things to uncover. It would be a perfect gift for a family with children of different ages- the little ones will love hearing about Tommy's journey, while the older ones will like hunting for the hidden images, going through a tricky maze, and solving the riddles. My son checked this out of the library and begged me to get it so we could "keep it forever." I will be sending copies of this book to several of our friends this holiday, but I suspect it will be a book kept out and enjoyed all year long.

SPARKLING ILLUSTRATIONS LIGHT UP AN ADVENTURESOME STORY

Could Christmas really be every day? Only in Michael Garland's imaginative holiday treat. With sparkling illustrations as bright as ornaments on a tree and catchy rhyming text youngsters will share an exciting adventure with Tommy. Tommy is blessed with a unique aunt who sends him a fascinating invitation on Christmas Eve. She invites him to get in the taxi that is waiting in front of his house and come to meet her. Lo and behold, there is a magic taxi waiting for him and it carries him to an even more magical city where it is Christmas every day. Once there Tommy looks for his aunt but instead finds clues that take him through the wondrous Christmas City in a search of his aunt. Very much like a treasure hunt over 200 items are hidden throughout the book as well as a holiday message to be decoded. Youngsters will have as much fun as Tommy does as they turn pages to happily discover the many surprises in store. - Gail Cooke

A Holiday Treasure Hunt.....

Michael Garland is back with a holiday sequel to last years innovative, Mystery Mansion. Come join Tommy as his Aunt Jeanne sends him on another creative and inventive treasure hunt. It's Christmas Eve when the invitation arrives telling Tommy to hop into the waiting cab outside his door, and in no time he's soaring through the air on his way to Christmas City. But where is Aunt Jeanne? Follow the cleverly worded, rhyming clues to find her, and along the way solve puzzles and collect the more than two hundred holiday items, some hidden, some in plain sight, including snowmen, angels, reindeer, elves, and candycanes, all the characters from the song, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, Santa's reindeer, holiday greetings in ten different languages, and a series of letters that when arranged, spell out a special message. Mr Garland's bold, bright, and busy computer generated artwork is engaging, and sparkles with energy, dazzling color, intricate, eye-catching detail and playful humor. Imaginations will soar as youngsters 6 and older pore over the pages, and revel in all the fun-filled magic. Christmas City offers hours of interactive entertainment, and sends kids on an imaginative, holiday fantasy adventure of a lifetime.

Delightful Journey

The journey you and your child will take in this book is wonderful. The illustrations are gorgeous and the story is delightful. If you are even considering this book, think no more and just buy it!Neither you nor your child will be disappointed.