Dear Santa: A Lift-the-Flap Book
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- Create Date：2022-10-10 06:58:24
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Rod Campbell
- ISBN：1481472496
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Summary
From Rod Campbell， the bestselling creator of the beloved classic Dear Zoo， Dear Santa is a lift-the-flap novelty book being reissued in time for Christmas！
In this delightful tale， Santa is looking for the perfect present to send to a special child。 Lift the flaps to reveal a big kite， a bouncy ball， and a mask！ But nothing seems quite right。。。until Christmas Eve， when Santa finds the perfect gift to leave under the tree。
With lift-the-flaps throughout and a touch and feel element on the last page， this holiday tale is perfect for parents to read with their little ones。
In this delightful tale， Santa is looking for the perfect present to send to a special child。 Lift the flaps to reveal a big kite， a bouncy ball， and a mask！ But nothing seems quite right。。。until Christmas Eve， when Santa finds the perfect gift to leave under the tree。
With lift-the-flaps throughout and a touch and feel element on the last page， this holiday tale is perfect for parents to read with their little ones。
Reviews
Lizzy
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I don't think giving pets for Christmas is a good message。 No real progression like in 'dear zoo' I don't think giving pets for Christmas is a good message。 No real progression like in 'dear zoo' 。。。more
Mama Bearian
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Santa considers what present to send， wrapping them and then reconsidering。 There is a flap to lift on each page， meant to act as opening the present。 The last present has a touch-and-feel suprise。Although it is not as good as the original "Dear Zoo，" fans of the original will enjoy this version with a holiday twist。 Santa considers what present to send， wrapping them and then reconsidering。 There is a flap to lift on each page， meant to act as opening the present。 The last present has a touch-and-feel suprise。Although it is not as good as the original "Dear Zoo，" fans of the original will enjoy this version with a holiday twist。 。。。more
Lex Redding
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Again"， "again" was what my one year old exclaimed every time we finished reading this。 I just can't quite give a rating of five stars as I can't get over Santa giving the reader a cat。。。 That's one way to set expectations around pets， hahahaha。 "Again"， "again" was what my one year old exclaimed every time we finished reading this。 I just can't quite give a rating of five stars as I can't get over Santa giving the reader a cat。。。 That's one way to set expectations around pets， hahahaha。 。。。more
The Library Mouse Tales
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This is a classic lift-the-flap book that toddlers will love。 It is very similar to ‘Dear Zoo’ but this time the reader has to lift the flaps to open the presents and find out what Santa has sent。 Will the perfect present be waiting at the end of the book？This has bright， colourful artwork and simple text that small children will enjoy。 There is also a touch-and-feel surprise in the final gift。 This is a sturdy board book with strong card flaps which make is suitable for 2-4 year olds to enjoy。
Rebekah Guiliano
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My three year-old never stops asking for this book。 Fun， interactive and sweet。 Worth buying！
Wayne Farmer
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A lovely little Christmas book and its nice to have an extra touchy feely element to it， but the final present is a little morally wrong。 Pets should never be given as Christmas presents！ Still my 10 month old loved it
Pennie
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A delightful Christmas book for those who love 'Dear Zoo'。 A delightful Christmas book for those who love 'Dear Zoo'。 。。。more
Shahrun
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Gorgeous lift-the-flaps festive tale where Santa tries to find the narrator the perfect present。 A little one will love this book！
Ernest
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This wonderful little book held much delight for my friends' young son， as we all together went through the book， lifting the flaps to unwrap each present。 The interactivity was well received （I'm not sure how much of the actual text he was taking in） and it was a treat to share in the fun book with them。（Additionally as it turns out， I'm horribly behind on my reviews generally， as the timing on this book will indicate！） This wonderful little book held much delight for my friends' young son， as we all together went through the book， lifting the flaps to unwrap each present。 The interactivity was well received （I'm not sure how much of the actual text he was taking in） and it was a treat to share in the fun book with them。（Additionally as it turns out， I'm horribly behind on my reviews generally， as the timing on this book will indicate！） 。。。more
Yiling
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My baby enjoyed it but if the objects were more familiar ones it would have been better
Jenna Mills
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Basic but fun。 I don't think giving animals for Christmas is ideal though Basic but fun。 I don't think giving animals for Christmas is ideal though 。。。more
Paul
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Good book to read with kids。
Catherine
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See review on my blog。 http://buildinglifelongreaders。blogsp。。。 See review on my blog。 http://buildinglifelongreaders。blogsp。。。 。。。more
Cat
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Just read this to my preschoolers！ They enjoyed it very much！ They loved guessing what might be in each package that Santa wrapped， but changed his mind about！ Very funny little tale for little ones！
Miss Kelly
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Christmas Books 2017
Jj
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Yep， it's basically Dear Zoo for Christmas。 Since I am a fan of the aforementioned book， I also enjoyed this one！ Perfect for the baby/toddler audiences。 Yep， it's basically Dear Zoo for Christmas。 Since I am a fan of the aforementioned book， I also enjoyed this one！ Perfect for the baby/toddler audiences。 。。。more
Patricia Gmitrovic
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Great follow up of Dear Zoo
Paul
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Really enjoyed reading this book。 I like the surprise at the end with the furry cat。 Definitely an interesting read and good for children in lifting the flaps。
Bev
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An oldie but definitely a goodie today; you have probably heard of （and maybe even know off by heart。。。。no？ just me then！） Rod Campbell's book for younger children Dear Zoo， well Dear Santa is the festive reworking of it。 Santa is trying to choose a presend to bring but rejects many for different reasons - the finger paints are too messy， the ball is too bouncy， the tiger mask is too scary etc Eventually after discarding all the unsuitable gifts he finally brings a pet - a lovely ginger cat。 The An oldie but definitely a goodie today; you have probably heard of （and maybe even know off by heart。。。。no？ just me then！） Rod Campbell's book for younger children Dear Zoo， well Dear Santa is the festive reworking of it。 Santa is trying to choose a presend to bring but rejects many for different reasons - the finger paints are too messy， the ball is too bouncy， the tiger mask is too scary etc Eventually after discarding all the unsuitable gifts he finally brings a pet - a lovely ginger cat。 There's a piece of fake fur incorporated into the picture too so you can actually stroke the kitty。 Little ones already familiar with Dear Zoo will find Dear Santa a delight and if they aren't familiar with Dear Zoo。。。。。。why the heck not？！ 。。。more
Niamh Griffin
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Clever and fun
Laura
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Like Dear Zoo， this book has a simple concept， and my kids have loved it。 In this one Santa is making a decision about what to send a child for Christmas， and at the end there is an extra surprise of a texture for kids to touch。 I love the size of the book， the ease of the flaps， and the fact that it engages kids to interact with it。
Sarah A
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We love the Rod Campbell books！ This is the Christmas one which we bring back out every year。 A child writes to Santa for something special。 Along similar lines to Dear Zoo， Santa tries various items but says no to each until he chooses the best present。My only objection to his books is why does it have to be a successful present of an animal each time。 I understand it is how he writes but one day I want one that says the perfect ending is not a new pet。
James Koppert
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Simple， fun and pretty。 You know its a winner when the kids ask to read it again when you finish
Samantha
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Reads like Dear Zoo， but in this book Santa sends gift after gift to a child before he decides on just the right special something。 I like the way the text doesn't give away the contents of each gift and also the simple explanations for why a given gift wasn't the right gift。 Great gift book or read aloud for PreK-2。 Reads like Dear Zoo， but in this book Santa sends gift after gift to a child before he decides on just the right special something。 I like the way the text doesn't give away the contents of each gift and also the simple explanations for why a given gift wasn't the right gift。 Great gift book or read aloud for PreK-2。 。。。more
Rose
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Rod Campbell's book follows the same structure as his other popular book Dear Zoo。 This is a delightful flap book whereby Santa is deciding on a present to send but for some reason or another the presents he wraps are not quite right。 Santa finally arrives at a perfect present with an extra special surprise under the flap。 I really enjoyed this book for its interactive aspect and believe children will enjoy guessing what could be hidden beneath the flaps。I believe this book could be useful for a Rod Campbell's book follows the same structure as his other popular book Dear Zoo。 This is a delightful flap book whereby Santa is deciding on a present to send but for some reason or another the presents he wraps are not quite right。 Santa finally arrives at a perfect present with an extra special surprise under the flap。 I really enjoyed this book for its interactive aspect and believe children will enjoy guessing what could be hidden beneath the flaps。I believe this book could be useful for a class teacher to have as a special treat to read to the whole class。 It is a very engaging book for children aged 3-5 years because it can allow children to guess what the presents could be by the descriptions given in the book。 Furthermore， children will enjoy having the chance to come up and lift the flaps to discover the gifts。 This book is a good introduction to descriptive language and is repetitive making it a useful book for guided reading。 。。。more
Paul
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Dear Santa，Please send Rod Campbell a sequel to 'Dear Zoo'， but seal a cat in a non-porous， gift-wrapped container this time。 Dear Santa，Please send Rod Campbell a sequel to 'Dear Zoo'， but seal a cat in a non-porous， gift-wrapped container this time。 。。。more
Bex
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Written in a similar way to "Dear Zoo" by the same author a quick read for any child who loves pop-up books。 Very cute & the kiddy gets a kitten at the end :3 Written in a similar way to "Dear Zoo" by the same author a quick read for any child who loves pop-up books。 Very cute & the kiddy gets a kitten at the end :3 。。。more
Cheryl
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Very cute book。 I like how you flip the page and you open each present and it's just not quite right until the end！ Very cute book。 I like how you flip the page and you open each present and it's just not quite right until the end！ 。。。more
Sam
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