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About The Book

What can't Santa do? Lots of things!

He can never buy enough reindeer biscuits.

He can't wait to try out the new toys.

He can't stop smiling.

And, just like you and me,

Santa can't wait for...well, you'll see!

About The Author

Douglas Wood is the author of A Quiet Place as well as the New York Times bestselling Can’t Do series. His books Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth were both international bestsellers. He lives in a cabin in the woods of Minnesota. A studied naturalist, Douglas shares his knowledge of nature as a wilderness guide. Visit him at DouglasWood.com.

About The Illustrator

Doug Cushman has illustrated over 130 children’s books, thirty or so of which he also wrote. His titles have been New York Times bestsellers and won awards including the Christopher Award, the California Young Readers Medal, and two Maryland Blue Crab Awards. Doug was also the recipient of a National Cartoonists Society Newspaper and Magazine Illustration Award, and he has displayed original art in France, Romania, and the United States. Doug enjoys mystery novels, playing slide guitar horribly, cooking, and traveling. He lives in St. Malo on the Brittany coast in France.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (October 7, 2008)
  • Length: 32 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781416967477
  • Ages: 3 - 8

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Awards and Honors

  • Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award

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