Dear Santa, Love Oregon: A Beaver State Christmas Celebration--With Real Letters!

On the night before Christmas,
Santa mounted his sleigh.
The presents were packed;
Time to be underway!
The night air was chilly,
the hour was late--

When a letter came in from a faraway state.

Santa is all ready to leave on Christmas Eve, but last-minute letters are arriving from Oregon! From a little girl who is wishing for more sunshine to a beaver, meadowlark, and Chinook salmon all looking for a bit more attention, to the bears asking the reindeer for a play date, each letter contains a humorous request that gets even Santa chuckling. Even better, each letter comes tucked in its own pocket envelope with other delightful extras like cards, money for toll roads, and even a map of Oregon! How will Santa respond? It's Oregon Christmas magic you'll have to see!

Dear Santa,

We worried that none of the carols mention a GPS for your sleigh, so we've enclosed a map to our house. Please turn right at Astoria, fly over the Multnomah Falls, take a right at Sea Lion Caves, and steer towards the Painted Hills. If the police pull you over, we've included your fines. That happens to Daddy a lot.

Your loving and helpful friends,

Adam, Stephanie, Christin, and Heather Appleyard

P.S. Our house has a door and some windows. You can't miss it.

Author: Forrest Everett
Publisher: Familius
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.60h x 8.70w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781641701679
Audience: Ages 4-8

About the Author

Forrest Everett is an author, designer, and illustrator. He has worked on several book series, including Nom Nom Knowledge (Familius 2018). He loves leftovers, glasses, and car washes -- in that order. Forrest lives west of the Mississippi and east of Hawaii with his wife and son.

Pham Quang Phuc is the winner of the 2018 ASEAN Illustration Award, Best in Fiction, and his book Dreams Are Calling was a Scholastic Picture Book Award Finalist. He currently works as an art editor for Kim Dong Publishing House--the oldest publishing house for children in Vietnam.