Book Descriptions
for Silent Night by Sandy Turner
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
This hilarious picture story features a contemporary Santa and a yippy dog, the only one who notices the round, red-garbed intruder. While the dog sees Santa, the humans he lives with see only the dog that wuffs, barks, and yaps! His protests are also the only words the author uses to tell this otherwise visual story, but they repeat often as Santa’s presence increasingly agitates the dog. Cartoonist Sandy Turner’s artwork is primarily black line drawings on a cream-colored background, but the artist has used color sparingly and to dramatic effect, with the bold red of Santa’s suit on every page. This highly entertaining picture book for children will be popular with adults as well. (Ages 5–8)
CCBC Choices 2002 . © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2002. Used with permission.
From the Publisher
It's Christmas Eve. All is silent, except
"Woof Woof Woof"
...for one smart dog,
"Yap Yapp Yap"
who is getting in someone's way...
someone who has something
very important to do tonight....
"Yap Yap Bark"
Will that dog ever be quiet?
"Yap Yapp
Woof Woof Yap
Yap Wuff Bark
Bark Bark Bark
Woof Bark Woof
Wuff Wuff Wuff
Wuff Wuff"
After all, it's supposed to be a Silent Night....
"Yap Yap grrrr Yapp"
A sly and clever Christmas tale like no other!
Publisher description retrieved from Google Books.
