Murray Christmas: A Picture Book with Tear-Out Gift Tags

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From #1 New York Times bestselling A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo illustrator E. G. Keller comes a hilarious first Christmas story told from a dog's perspective, a "perfect Christmas read-aloud" (School Library Journal, starred review)-featuring bonus tear-out Christmas cards

In this laugh-out-loud funny and charming holiday tale, lovable "patrol dog" Murray is put on high alert by all of the sudden changes around the holidays. From the tree in the living room to the laundry mistakenly hung by the fireplace, threats lurk everywhere! And worst of all Some random guy in a red suit keeps showing up-and Murray is not impressed. Can he learn to embrace the festivities, or will Murray's misguided attempts to protect his family ruin Christmas

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**STARRED REVIEW**
"This is a perfect Christmas read-aloud; children will want to take this bookand Murrayhome."

* School Library Journal *
Funny details in the digital illustrations will keep readers in stitches. . .A delightful Christmas tale that shows a dogs perspective on the holiday and all its trappings. * Kirkus Reviews *
With understated comic storytelling and elegant, watercolorlike digital drawings, Kellers holiday fable has the lighthearted wit of vintage New Yorker covers. * Publishers Weekly *
A mix of full-page and panel art full of action, personality, and humor keeps the pace brisk. * The Horn Book *

Author Bio

E. G. Keller is the illustrator of the New York Times #1 bestseller Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo, and the picture book To the Moon and Back for You by Bravo star Emilia Bechrakis Serhant. As Gerald Kelley, he illustrated documentarian Ken Burnss New York Times bestselling book Grover Cleveland, Again!, and wrote and illustrated the picture book Please Please the Bees, which won the 2017 Frances and Wesley Bock Book Award for Childrens Literature and was read aloud for Storyline Online by Rashida Jones. He lives in Denver.