If You Ever Want to Bring a Pirate to Meet Santa, Don't!

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If your dad says you're going to meet Santa, he means the bearded guy with a red suit and a bag full of treasures. He does not mean that guy. That's a pirate. If you make friends with a pirate anyway, your dad will tell you that pirates are on the Naughty List! Can Magnolia keep her salty new friend off the naughty list and save Santa before he has to walk the plank Elise Parsley's boldly expressive illustrations will bring plenty of laughs in this book that has Magnolia in charge of what's right and what's a don't in this rousing fourth book in the bestselling MAGNOLIA SAYS DON'T series.

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Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't!:
Good fun to read aloud.
--Kirkus Reviews
Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!: Magnolia's voice is wonderfully childlike...but her facial expressions top all, perfectly capturing both her exuberance and her mood swings.--Kirkus Reviews
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Praise for If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!: A New York Times Bestseller
Brim[s] with energy and just-edgy-enough humor...and the well-chosen school-day details in both the artwork and text...deliver a steady stream of laughs.--Publishers Weekly
A rollicking adventure.--Kirkus
Amusing.--USA Today
An enthusiastic heroine buddies up with a pirate while waiting to see Santa.... Readers should appreciate that the pirate's moment of redemption is quickly eclipsed by his undeniably naughty nature.
--Publishers Weekly
Comically expressive and detailed digital artwork that seems to shout from the page.--Wall Street Journal
Four-year-olds will enjoy seeing Elise Parsley's Magnolia try to keep a pirate off the naughty list.--The TODAY Show
Little ones will love this silly story and grown-ups will get the chance to practice their best pirate voices when reading the book aloud.--The Deseret News
Pirates and Santa don't mix-or do they No, they definitely don't, as Magnolia hilariously learns after she brings a pirate to meet another guy in a red suit.--Parade
Spunky little Magnolia continues to push rules to the limit.... Offers a fun way to address proper library behavior without ignoring the joy books can bring.

--Booklist

This enjoyable romp through the library with Magnolia will engage young readers and keep them looking forward to her next adventure.--School Library Journal
You don't need to be a pirate aficionado to enjoy this outrageously naughty addition to the holiday shelves.--School Library Journal
You wouldn't think that pirates and Christmas naturally go together... and they don't, but in hilarious ways.--Good Housekeeping

Author Bio

Elise Parsley has also written and illustrated the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! which was her debut picture book. She lives in South Dakota with her husband.