Samurai Santa
A Very Ninja Christmas (with audio recording)
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
A young ninja wants a snowball fight for Christmas, and he just might get his holiday wish in this picture book with graphic novel–inspired illustrations that celebrate the spirit of giving, Samurai style.
It’s snowing on Christmas Eve! Yukio loves snowball fights, but none of the other ninjas will play with him for fear of landing on Santa’s naughty list. Can Yukio chase Santa away from Ninja Village, or will a Samurai Santa thwart Yukio’s plan? An epic snowball fight later, one thing’s for sure: this is going to be Yukio’s best Christmas ever.
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Yukio is a dutiful ninja, but all he wants for Christmas is an "epic" snowball fight with his brethren. (They refuse, not wanting to end up on Santa's "naughty" list.) Determined "to run Santa out of Ninja Village," Yukio sounds the alarm when Santa arrives; the young ninjas successfully chase off the "intruder," who is soon replaced by a mysterious samurai with a snowman army giving Yukio his snowball fight after all. A muted red-and-blue palette, exuberantly playful typography, and some Crouching Tiger worthy action sequences ("Ninjas and snowmen clashed!!!" writes Pingk as the opposing forces fly toward each other across a snowy field) combine to create a frenzied, fun, and nontraditional Christmas tale. It's an impressively disciplined debut for Pingk and, just as important, a blast to read. Ages 4 8.
