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Hurry, Santa!
Key Features Description When his alarm clock fails to go off, Santa oversleeps on Christmas Eve and then encounters a series of disasters that threaten to prevent him from delivering his presents on time. When his alarm clock fails to go off, Santa oversleeps on Christmas Eve and then encounters a series of disasters that threaten to prevent him from delivering his presents on time. Product Details Item #: NTS908372 9780439083720 Paperback Book 32 Comedy and Humor Pre-K - 2 ACR 2.9 Key Features Item #: NTS908372 9780439083720 Paperback Book 32 Comedy and Humor Pre-K - 2 ACR 2.9
32 pages, Unknown Binding
First published June 1, 1998
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Julie Sykes
231 books36 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Welcome to my website. Come on in and have a look around. You can find out about my books and also about me.
Name:
Julie Sykes
Birthday:
My birthday month is August
Place of birth:
Kingston upon Thames
Places I’ve lived:
My family moved to Australia just after I was born but returned to England in time for me to start school. I was educated in Surrey and lived there until I got married. I now live in the south of England with my husband and our three children. We used to live on a fish farm, which we shared with 300,000 rainbow trout. We share our current home with a few goldfish and a white wolf cunningly disguised as a dog.
Jobs:
I’ve worked in a kennels, shops, pubs and on a mushroom farm. My first full-time job was as a laboratory technician and after that a teacher. I’m now a full time writer.
First book published:
There were two - This and That and I Don’t Want To Go To Bed!
Favourite Things:
Family, friends, Spring (the season not the bouncy sort although bouncing is good, too), cappuccino, Danish pastries, Cornwall, the sea, books, animals, chocolate.
Worst Things:
Litter, vandals, cleaning the house, having NOTHING to read.
Hobbies:
Reading, walking, cooking, hanging out in cafés.
Welcome to my website. Come on in and have a look around. You can find out about my books and also about me.
Name:
Julie Sykes
Birthday:
My birthday month is August
Place of birth:
Kingston upon Thames
Places I’ve lived:
My family moved to Australia just after I was born but returned to England in time for me to start school. I was educated in Surrey and lived there until I got married. I now live in the south of England with my husband and our three children. We used to live on a fish farm, which we shared with 300,000 rainbow trout. We share our current home with a few goldfish and a white wolf cunningly disguised as a dog.
Jobs:
I’ve worked in a kennels, shops, pubs and on a mushroom farm. My first full-time job was as a laboratory technician and after that a teacher. I’m now a full time writer.
First book published:
There were two - This and That and I Don’t Want To Go To Bed!
Favourite Things:
Family, friends, Spring (the season not the bouncy sort although bouncing is good, too), cappuccino, Danish pastries, Cornwall, the sea, books, animals, chocolate.
Worst Things:
Litter, vandals, cleaning the house, having NOTHING to read.
Hobbies:
Reading, walking, cooking, hanging out in cafés.
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December 30, 2018
“Hurry, Santa!”, a 1998 children’s Christmas storybook by Julie Sykes and Tim Warnes, is another treat I picked-up the last time we visited our local thrift shop. I think Tim’s drawings are marvellous and give a three-star grade at the least, in appreciation of them. Gosh, the close-up faces of animals grouped together, gazing at Santa enjoying an ideal present from them, is dear and memorable. It is my favourite and makes the book for me.
There certainly is heart in Julie’s story, especially that sweet ending and in the great variety of smiling animals that aid and accompany Santa. I just disliked the premise overall. Additionally, do you know the way people have checklists of things in books that they love, or dislike? Unfortunately, right off the bat, Julie ticked-off the box of the word that disgusts me most; “tug”. I always want to tell ostentatious authors who are attempting whimsy when they venture words like this: just effing say “pull”! Another thing that makes me groan, is a written or visual description of any character getting dressed, without bathing first. Why was Mrs. Claus not present in bed, too? Santa does not live alone.
I was not enamoured with a story about rushing to deliver gifts by morning. There is no plot more redundant and tired-out than that. I did favour Julie including an exceptional variety of dear animals. There was a fox, owl, mouse, and cat wearing festive antlers, with fish on them. That was especially cute! Chickens coaxed Santa onward and I loved best an adorable workhorse, who helped an understaffed four reindeer pull their sleigh out of a drift. The magic we should presume is connected with these verbal animals and world deliveries, should have smoothed out the timeline that makes the legendary tradition possible.
There certainly is heart in Julie’s story, especially that sweet ending and in the great variety of smiling animals that aid and accompany Santa. I just disliked the premise overall. Additionally, do you know the way people have checklists of things in books that they love, or dislike? Unfortunately, right off the bat, Julie ticked-off the box of the word that disgusts me most; “tug”. I always want to tell ostentatious authors who are attempting whimsy when they venture words like this: just effing say “pull”! Another thing that makes me groan, is a written or visual description of any character getting dressed, without bathing first. Why was Mrs. Claus not present in bed, too? Santa does not live alone.
I was not enamoured with a story about rushing to deliver gifts by morning. There is no plot more redundant and tired-out than that. I did favour Julie including an exceptional variety of dear animals. There was a fox, owl, mouse, and cat wearing festive antlers, with fish on them. That was especially cute! Chickens coaxed Santa onward and I loved best an adorable workhorse, who helped an understaffed four reindeer pull their sleigh out of a drift. The magic we should presume is connected with these verbal animals and world deliveries, should have smoothed out the timeline that makes the legendary tradition possible.
December 17, 2021
Santa's rushed Christmas Eve is beset by problems.
A cute story with a chuckle at the end.
A cute story with a chuckle at the end.
November 12, 2019
Hurry, Santa! is such a fun and lighthearted book. Text-to-Teaching Connection.
After reading this book about Santa waking up late and falling behind on his route delivering presents, I would have the students research what kids all over the world play with. They will then either draw or print off small pictures to glue to a big map of the world. This allows them to make connections to children in other countries; noting similarities and differences between cultures, as well as giving them a entertaining activity to complete.
After reading this book about Santa waking up late and falling behind on his route delivering presents, I would have the students research what kids all over the world play with. They will then either draw or print off small pictures to glue to a big map of the world. This allows them to make connections to children in other countries; noting similarities and differences between cultures, as well as giving them a entertaining activity to complete.
December 16, 2017
We've been reading this non-stop for the last ten days or so...right after breakfast and just before going to school.
Santa oversleeps and gets into multiple troubles. Will he make it on time and deliver all presents? Of course he will! It's fun. It's Christmas.
Santa oversleeps and gets into multiple troubles. Will he make it on time and deliver all presents? Of course he will! It's fun. It's Christmas.
December 26, 2021
annual classic
February 9, 2023
My 1,000th Goodreads review!
I'm a sucker for Christmas stories and this was a really cute one about Santa sleeping in and rushing to deliver all the presents before Christmas Day!
*** #19 of my 2022 Popsugar Reading Challenge - A book that takes place during your favorite season ***
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Part of a personal challenge to read all of my boyfriend's and his sister's childhood books before we donate and give them away.
I'm a sucker for Christmas stories and this was a really cute one about Santa sleeping in and rushing to deliver all the presents before Christmas Day!
*** #19 of my 2022 Popsugar Reading Challenge - A book that takes place during your favorite season ***
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Part of a personal challenge to read all of my boyfriend's and his sister's childhood books before we donate and give them away.
May 8, 2017
This is a fun romp with the jovial fellow. Having over-slept, will he make it in time to deliver all the presents? Brightly illustrated, heaps of fun. Young children in the throes of Santa-believe and excitement will love it. (And what would the reindeer and other animals give a Santa who didn't wake up on time? )
December 1, 2013
Julie Sykes is our class author at the moment (I'm a teacher of 5 year olds) and the Santa books are loved by all. Highly recommended if you have children and want a good bedtime book. Perfect for this time of year.
August 30, 2015
This is a good book to read to students around christmas time just for fun. I would probably read it at their christmas party the day before winter break begins. Their is really no lesson in the story. It would just be a nice break for the students and it would get them more excited for christmas.
December 30, 2020
Oh, no! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa is sound asleep! The little mouse tugs at his beard to wake him; Santa hurries to get dressed. But when he gets outside, there are no reindeer to harness. He searches the woods for the reindeer, but only finds four of them? Will four reindeer be enough to pull Santa’s sleigh? Will there be toys under the Christmas tree for the Little Ones on Christmas morning?
And what is Santa’s surprise?
Three-year-olds and up are the target audience for this story. Santa bumbles and bustles his way through a variety of silly antics on his way to getting the presents delivered to all the children; young readers who feel rushed and hurried will appreciate Santa’s misadventures as he tries to deliver the toys. In its own comical way, the story shows young readers that everyone has difficult moments. And the reindeer giving Santa a gift at the end of the story is just plain sweet [and a lesson for young readers in giving to others].
The artwork is colorful and clever: the cat’s antlers have tiny fish dangling on them; the reindeer are having a snowball fight. There’s more than enough frenzy, energy, and chuckles to make this a holiday treat for young children expectantly waiting for Santa to appear.
Recommended.
And what is Santa’s surprise?
Three-year-olds and up are the target audience for this story. Santa bumbles and bustles his way through a variety of silly antics on his way to getting the presents delivered to all the children; young readers who feel rushed and hurried will appreciate Santa’s misadventures as he tries to deliver the toys. In its own comical way, the story shows young readers that everyone has difficult moments. And the reindeer giving Santa a gift at the end of the story is just plain sweet [and a lesson for young readers in giving to others].
The artwork is colorful and clever: the cat’s antlers have tiny fish dangling on them; the reindeer are having a snowball fight. There’s more than enough frenzy, energy, and chuckles to make this a holiday treat for young children expectantly waiting for Santa to appear.
Recommended.
November 30, 2022
Even Santa is running late sometimes!
Christmas Eve night, his most important right of the year, and Santa oversleeps!
When Santa wakes up and realizes he is running late, nothing goes smoothly for him as he tries to get back on track. However, nothing will stop Santa from delivering Christmas joy to all the children around the world.
I recommend reading this book with your children around Christmas time as a fun bedtime story. It is cute and comical following along frantic Santa's adventure. It is also beneficial for kids to see someone they look uo to and admire, Santa, worry about things, too.
Christmas Eve night, his most important right of the year, and Santa oversleeps!
When Santa wakes up and realizes he is running late, nothing goes smoothly for him as he tries to get back on track. However, nothing will stop Santa from delivering Christmas joy to all the children around the world.
I recommend reading this book with your children around Christmas time as a fun bedtime story. It is cute and comical following along frantic Santa's adventure. It is also beneficial for kids to see someone they look uo to and admire, Santa, worry about things, too.
December 17, 2017
Cute little book. Perfect to read at Christmastime.
December 1, 2020
Bit of fun to read to children in class in December
December 26, 2020
This is such a funny, fun story about Santa's need to do his work on Christmas Eve and not be late. I'd compare in to Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland white rabbit.
April 2, 2021
Santa wakes up lagte and events conspire to make it difficult for him to make his deliveries.
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December 15, 2022Kind of cute 👻 book
December 29, 2022
A cute little story about Santa working hard and being helped by animal friends to get presents delivered on time.
July 12, 2023
This was great for my kid. I liked the illustrations and how they added to the urgency of the story.
February 23, 2025
Santa is hurrying to try to get all the presents delivered, but one mishaps after another keeps happening. Goofy story with fun illustrations.
November 21, 2022
Santa should try setting all his clocks five minutes early, like me.
April 13, 2011
Cute story about how Santa had to go through so many challanges before his time to deliver the presents was up.
December 12, 2011
Tate picked this out at the school library. Fun Christmas picture book.
December 14, 2015
Cute book about oversleeping. Once again this is my niece's library book that she shared with me. Great for young readers or bedtime.
January 20, 2016
Cute story.
February 16, 2017
Fun Christmas-themed story to get children in the mood for celebration, with Santa's animal friends helping him to deliver his presents on time.
December 16, 2016
So cute!
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