Dan Gutman hated to read when he was a kid. Then he grew up. Now he writes cool books like The Kid Who Ran for President; Honus & Me; The Million Dollar Shot; Race for the Sky; and The Edison Mystery: Qwerty Stevens, Back in Time. If you want to learn more about Dan or his books, stop by his website at DanGutman.com.
Dan Santat is the Caldecott Medal–winning and New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, as well as the illustrator of many other picture books, including Crankenstein by Samantha Berger. Dan lives in Southern California with his wife, two kids, and various pets.
The Christmas Genie
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ISBN-13:
9781439158265
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
- Publication date: 10/06/2009
- Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
- Format: eBook
- Pages: 160
- Lexile: 610L (what's this?)
- File size: 4 MB
- Age Range: 8 - 12 Years
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It’s the last day of school before Christmas vacation and Alex, Chase, and the rest of Mrs. Walter’s fifth-grade class couldn’t wish more for the final bell to ring. But the day takes a crazy turn when a mysterious meteorite crashes through the classroom window—and a genie pops out! Bob, as he’s called, is willing to grant only one wish for the class to share, and if they can’t agree on something before the bell rings in an hour, they’ll get nothing at all. What follows is a debate that is at turns thought-provoking and hilarious—and at all times irresistible.
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Publishers Weekly
So what does a genie have to do with Christmas? Plenty, in Gutman's goofy middle-grade novel. After a genie emerges from a meteorite that has crashed into Chase's fifth-grade classroom, Chase (a personable, funny narrator) and his classmates must decide on one wish. Most chapters are devoted to a single potential wish—Chase's is “I wish I had all the money in the world”—as the kids weigh their options. Despite the ample silliness, Gutman works in discussion of topics like war and divorce as well as the ethical and global ramifications of the various wishes. Ages 8–12. (Oct.)
Children's Literature - Heidi Hauser Green
It is the last day of school before Christmas vacation. Mrs. Walters' fifth-grade class is practically foaming at the mouth for the bell to ring and break to begin! Then, a strange meteorite crashes through their window. Moments later a creature emerges. That is, a strange, cranky creature emerges. His name is Bob and he is a genie. He has the ability to grant wishes. However, he will only honor one wish for the whole classand they have just one hour to decide. Diplomacy rules, so each person's idea is collected then discussed in turn. The wishes range from the expected (e.g., super powers, money) to the charitable (e.g., no poverty, peace) to the unusual (e.g., a truck of candy, playing shortstop for the Yankees). The class discusses each wish in detail and decideswell, what do they decide? An affable, good-natured fifth-grader named Chase narrates this holiday tale. While it lacks any sort of holiday moral or seasonal lesson, this book is fun to read. Readers will enjoy this outlandish trifle of a holiday story. A good choice for reading aloud in the classroom or at bedtime, this book will likely be popular with individual readers, too. Reviewer: Heidi Hauser Green
School Library Journal
Gr 3-5–When a genie named Bob pops out of a meteorite after crashing through the window of Mrs. Walters’s fifth-grade classroom, he grants the students a collective wish as reward for his release. There’s just one hitch–they have only an hour to decide what that wish will be (Bob is cranky after being cooped up for thirteen million light years). What follows is a lively, thought-provoking, and hilarious discussion of the merits and drawbacks of each of their wishes as they attempt to arrive at a decision democratically. Snarky Bob interrupts their provocative and often-heated banter with audacious quips, including digs at Santa Claus, with whom he allegedly grew up. Gutman packs plenty of history, science, and ethics lessons in this fun, well-paced fantasy that happens to take place at Christmas, but will be enjoyed at any time of year. This book is laugh-out-loud funny from page one.–Linda Israelson, Los Angeles Public Library