If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't!: 4 (Magnolia Says Don't!)

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Picture Book
2018
$17.12

If your dad says you're going to meet Santa, he means the bearded guy with a red suit and a bag full of treasures. He does not mean that guy. That's a pirate. If you make friends with a pirate anyway, your dad will tell you that pirates are on the Naughty List! Can Magnolia keep her salty new friend off the naughty list and save Santa before he has to walk the plank? Elise Parsley's boldly expressive illustrations will bring plenty of laughs in this book that has Magnolia in charge of what's right and what's a don't in this rousing fourth book in the bestselling MAGNOLIA SAYS DON'T series.

Synopsis

If your dad says you're going to meet Santa, he means the bearded guy with a red suit and a bag full of treasures. He does not mean that guy. That's a pirate. If you make friends with a pirate anyway, your dad will tell you that pirates are on the Naughty List! Can Magnolia keep her salty new friend off the naughty list and save Santa before he has to walk the plank? Elise Parsley's boldly expressive illustrations will bring plenty of laughs in this book that has Magnolia in charge of what's right and what's a don't in this rousing fourth book in the bestselling MAGNOLIA SAYS DON'T series.

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More Information

Format: Picture Book
Pages: 40
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers US
Published: 15 Nov 2018
ISBN 10: 0316466778
ISBN 13: 9780316466776
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Media Reviews

This enjoyable romp through the library with Magnolia will engage young readers and keep them looking forward to her next adventure. --School Library Journal

Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't! Magnolia's voice is wonderfully childlike...but her facial expressions top all, perfectly capturing both her exuberance and her mood swings. --Kirkus Reviews
Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't!
Good fun to read aloud.
--Kirkus Reviews

Spunky little Magnolia continues to push rules to the limit.... Offers a fun way to address proper library behavior without ignoring the joy books can bring.

--Booklist

Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! A New York Times Bestseller
Brim[s] with energy and just-edgy-enough humor...and the well-chosen school-day details in both the artwork and text...deliver a steady stream of laughs. --Publishers Weekly
Comically expressive and detailed digital artwork that seems to shout from the page. --Wall Street Journal
Children are likely to get a kick out of Magnolia's not-quite-contrite tone and the colorful chaos her giant pet creates. --New York Times
This is an engaging debut picture book [that] will appeal to a wide age range. Here's hoping for more adventures with Magnolia! --School Library Journal
You don't need to be a pirate aficionado to enjoy this outrageously naughty addition to the holiday shelves. --School Library Journal

Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't!

Author Bio

Elise Parsley has also written and illustrated the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! which was her debut picture book. She lives in South Dakota with her husband.