The Year The Corgis Saved Christmas

By (author) Smith, Sherri L.; Illustrated by Chanani Nidhi
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A chorus of corgis soar to Santa’s rescue in a new Christmas classic, perfect for fans of Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever and Pig The Elf.
Description:
A chorus of corgis soars to Santa’s rescue in a Christmas picture book classic-in-the-making—perfect for fans of Pig the Elf and Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever.

Corgis love Christmas, especially Sergeant Major Barkington. It’s his forever home day! But then he hears rumbles and mumbles that Santa’s reindeers are going on strike. Christmas is in jeopardy! No indoor trees or crinkly paper seas? No hams a-baking or family-making? Sergeant Major Barkington must do something.

Thankfully, he and his fellow corgis have a super-secret skill that just might help them save this special day for everyone…if they can make it to the North Pole and around the world in time. Can these corgis pull off a howl-iday miracle and give the reindeers a well-deserved Christmas break?
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 "With plenty of reveals and twists, the story will keep readers captivated....An inventive and sweet holiday story for families hoping to mix up the usual Christmas story fare."
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"Festive scenes of corgis in flight will undoubtably win over readers of this galloping ''HOWL-IDAY'' tale."
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"Die-hard dog lovers will be pleased"
Biographical note:
Sherri L. Smith is the author of multiple award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young people and comics and graphic novels for all ages. Her books appear on multiple state reading lists and have been named Amelia Bloomer, Junior Library Guild, Children’s Book Council, and American Library Association Best Books for Young People and have won the California Book Awards Gold Medal and the SCBWI Golden Kite Award. She is a lover of dogs, airborne or otherwise, and the proud roommate of a cat who absolutely refuses to fly. Learn more at SherriLSmith.com.

Nidhi Chanani is an award-winning author and illustrator. Her graphic novels include Pashmina, Jukebox, the Shark Princess series, and the Super Boba Cafe series. She also creates picture books. Her titles include I Will Be Fierce, Strong, Binny’s Diwali, What Will My Story Be?, and Quiet Karima. When she’s not drawing, Nidhi loves to travel and has visited twenty countries. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.