That's Not Santa!

by Leonard Kessler

[Hello Reader! Level 1]

When Santa cannot find his red suit, he tries on a cowboy suit, a baseball uniform, and other clothes, but none seems right for his yearly rounds.

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday

32 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1986

About the author

Leonard Kessler was an American children’s book author and illustrator and centenarian.
Kessler was born in Akron, Ohio and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He served in the United States Army during World War II and was stationed in Europe. Kessler received his bachelor's degree in fine arts from Carnegie Mellon University in 1949. Kessler moved with his wife and family to New York City, New York and then they moved to New City, New York. Kessler wrote and illustrated books for young readers.

Reviews

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story is great fun. Santa can't find his suit so he goes up to the attic and comes back dressed as a...
Cowboy
Pirate
Clown
Fireman
Pitcher
The elves don't think any of these suits will work.
Then Mrs. Santa comes in with a new suit for Santa.
Surprise--she has a suit too and she's coming along to help!

[Sarah A · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and gentle seasonal story. It's Christmas Eve and Santa cannot find his red suit. He tries out various alternate outfits which will cause readers to giggle before Mrs Claus comes home and solves the problem!
Hurrah for Mrs Claus!
Nice simple words for early readers. Good repetition.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is exactly the right level for emerging readers. And it strike exactly the right chord with exactly the humor for early elementary kids. And it was pretty funny for the adult listener/reader, too.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Preschoolers love this one! They get such a kick out of the different outfits Santa tries on.

[Michele Hermansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute story. Love the illustrator.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

My Kinders loved it. Great easy reader. Not a lot of vocabulary but only Level 1 aka Fountas and Pinnell G DRA 12. Very cute ending.

[Annamarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not keeping

[Leslie · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Santa can't find his red suit, he tries new looks but none of them seem to be quite right.

This is a cute book with fun illustrations. It's certainly not amazing reading, but it is designed for young readers with simple words and phrases that are good for beginning readers.

My own little Kindergartener laughed at all the different looks Santa tried but was very happy when Santa's red suit was 'found'.

A fun read around Christmas time.

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember this from my childhood. This was my "favorite" book when I was a beginning reader. However, as an adult, I can see that it's probably not the most compelling read. I'm sure little ones will enjoy it.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 161439 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 0.5
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