Arthur's Christmas Cookies

Written by Lillian Hoban

Narrated by Lillian Hoban

Arthur decides to make Mother and Father special Christmas cookies as a present. But when the cookies are finally finished, they are hard as rocks! Can Arthur think of a way to turn this disaster into the best Christmas present ever?

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: May 22, 2007
• ISBN: 9780061469275

Lillian Hoban

Lillian Hoban was the author and illustrator of many favorite I Can Read books, including Joe and Betsy the Dinosaur, Silly Tilly's Thanksgiving, and a series about Arthur the Chimpanzee. She also illustrated many picture books, including the classic stories about Frances.

Reviews for Arthur's Christmas Cookies

[sjeannem · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I thought that this was a good simple story about a daughter and a mother and overcoming a simple obstacle together and the words and amount or reading was perfect for the age range given.

[elizajane_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Based on the true life adventures of the famous balloonist Myers family of the late 1800s, this tells a tale of the mother participating in a balloon race and the daughter's accidentally stowing away and coming along for the trip. The story seems a little bigger than life and I wouldn't believe it to be fact but it is an interesting introduction to this family, hot-air ballooning and independent women of the Victorian age. Cute folk art type illustrations add to the appeal.

[allieburks · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Illustrations: acrylic painting. This book is about a young girl named Ariel who wants to race with her mom in a hot air balloon. Her mom says that she is too young to ride in a hot air balloon. On the day of the race, Ariel gets in the hot air balloon to look at it and accidentally falls asleep. Her mom starts flying the hot air balloon without realizing her daughter is in it. They go through several obstacles, but end up winning the race because of Ariel's help. This book is realistic fiction because it is a story that could actually happen and it involves real life people. Age appropriateness: intermediate.

[Maxiliano Castro · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

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