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Taken in the Cold by Roger Stelljes Synopsis: "Make sure you wrap up warm for school, honey. A blizzard is on the way." Ten-year-old Teddy rolls his eyes at his mother. But then he hears a bang... By the time police arrive, Teddy's mother is dead. His open school backpack is strewn across the hallway. And Teddy is nowhere to be found.   When gunshots ring out from an exclusive family home on the edge of Northern Pine Lake,  Agent Tori Hunter  races through the gathering snowstorm to discover that  ten-year-old Teddy Marist has disappeared . His mother and her new boyfriend are dead in the family kitchen, breakfast still cooking on the stove. And racing to track down Teddy's father,  Tori finds he is missing too.   Local police are certain this is a simple case of a jealous ex-husband turned violent over his recent divorce. But interviewing everyone she can about Teddy's father, Tori's gut has her questioning if he would really kidnap his own child?  An...

How to Catch Santa Claus by Alice Walstead

Title:
How to Catch Santa Claus
Author: Alice Walstead
Series: How to Catch...
Genre: Children's Fiction
Format: Kindle
No. of Pages: 40
Date of Publication: September 1, 2023

Description: 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 Catch Club 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!
My Thoughts: I struggled with the flow of the story. It felt a bit choppy and didn't feel like the words had the rhythm I expected them to have.

All the childrens traps for Santa Claus were creative and seemed to get more elaborate the further the story went on. The elves and reindeer made me laugh.

Rating: 2 out of 5. It was a cute and funny concept but the story itself just didn't do it for me. 

Many thanks to SOURCEBOOKS Kids and Netgalley for this review copy. This is my honest opinion.

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