
“It's Christmas, it's 35 degrees, and Santa's in a woolly suit.”
Christmas in Thongs
Christmas in thirty-five degrees — and Santa's still wearing the woolly suit.
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What happens
It's Christmas Eve in Australia, and it is HOT. Santa is coming — in a woolly suit and snow boots.
Ari has a plan: thongs, a sunhat, ice, a fan and a paddling pool. But will Santa find them? A funny, warm-hearted Aussie Christmas story about a kid who thinks of someone else.
Comes as
- Picture bookRhyming · 32 pages · ages 3–8
Aussie words, for readers overseas
- thongs flip-flops (the footwear!)
- 35 degrees about 95°F — a normal Aussie Christmas
- esky a cool box / cooler

