PETE PACK RAT'S CHRISTMAS EVE SURPRISE

by Robert Quackenbush ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 11, 1981

Pebble Junction's Christmas Eve celebration is marred when the Gila Monster Gang breaks jail and steals the pinata full of presents for everyone. Sheriff Sally Gopher takes a peculiarly casual view of the emergency--go on with the party, folks, says she; we'll catch 'em tomorrow and get our presents back then--but crafty Pete Pack Rat is on the ball: as he explains later, ""When I heard about the jailbreak, I switched the pinata with our presents in it for [another one] filled with a few surprises, like chocolate-covered soap."" And so the villains come roaring back, sudsing at the mouth, and the folks have their presents and their party. Another mechanical contrivance, like Pete's previous adventures.

Pub Date: Aug. 11, 1981

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1981

Categories: CHILDREN'S