Dear Santasaurus
Ernest B. Spinosaurus has been very good this year. Sure, he accidentally ruined his dad’s toothbrush with glitter glue, left his muddy socks in the fridge, and knotted his sister’s tail, but he definitely deserves to be on the nice list (257 nice things is one more than 256 naughty things, after all). In increasingly specific detail, Ernest tells Santasaurus exactly what he wants for Christmas and how much of a good dino he has been this year. Kaminsky’s bright, colorful illustrations of exuberant dinosaurs doing silly and slightly naughty things are chuckle worthy on their own, but they work particularly well paired with Ernest’s less-than-earnest letters to Santasaurus, asking for gifts all year long: “No need to thank me for putting in my order early. That’s what nice dinos do.” Grades K-3. --Sarah Hunter