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How Murray Saved Christmas - by Mike Reiss (Paperback)

How Murray Saved Christmas - by  Mike Reiss (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the Emmy Award(-winning writer for "The Simpsons" comes this hilarious sleeper, now in paperback. When Santa is knocked out cold by a Jack-in-the-Box's walloping punch, deli owner Murray Kleiner takes his place. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A hilarious Christmas story from an Emmy award-winning writer of <i>The Simpsons</i>! <p/>When Santa's knocked out cold by a Jack-in-the-Boxer's walloping punch, deli owner Murray Kleiner reluctantly agrees to take his place. The suit doesn't fit, Murray smells a bit like pickles, and there's no way he can remember the names of all those reindeer. But with the help of a pushy elf and an eager-to-believe young boy, Murray finds out that even though he's not big enough to fill Santa's suit, he's got more than enough heart to get the job done. <p/>* Reiss scores a bull's-eye with this hilarious debut. Catrow's puckish watercolors are equal to Reiss's wit and lightning pace. --<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review <p/>Finally, a Christmas book that lives up to its title! --Matthew Groening, creator of <i>The Simpsons</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>* Reiss scores a bull's-eye with this hilarious debut. Catrow's puckish watercolors are equal to Reiss's wit and lightning pace. --<i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review <p/>Finally, a Christmas book that lives up to its title! --Matthew Groening, creator of<i>The Simpsons</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Mike Reiss is an award-winning television writer, including four Emmys and a Peabody for his work on <i>The Simpsons</i>. Reiss is also the author of several children's books. <p/>David Catrow is the illustrator of many picture books including <i>Stand Tall</i>, <i>I Wanna Iguana, </i> and <i>We the Kids: the Preamble to the Constitution</i>. He lives in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.

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