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I Got You a Present!

I Got You a Present!

Erskine-Kellie, Mike
McLennan, Susan
Atkinson, Cale

Hardcover

General Juvenile FictionHoliday

Publisher Price: $16.99

ISBN10: 1525300091
ISBN13: 9781525300097
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: Apr 7 2020
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.30 Depth: 11.20
Language: English

A quest for the perfect birthday present leads to ever grander (and ever more imperfect) gift ideas in this clever metafiction story that's hilarious any day of the year.

I wanted to get you the greatest present ever, our narrator tells us. But somehow, none of the best ideas seemed to pan out. First, there was the pair of hand-knitted birthday socks (have you ever tried knitting birthday socks?). Then, the ten-scoop ice cream cone (a disaster to carry), the magic kit (it disappeared, just like magic!), the apple juice-fueled jet pack (still a few kinks to work out) and the dinosaur (I couldn't find one anywhere). And now, time has run out, and our narrator still has nothing to give. Or, maybe there is something after all. Something that contains all those awesome gifts in one. Something that can be enjoyed again and again, just by turning the pages ...

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