Crocodile Christmas

Illustrated by Reshu Lakra
Ebook
On sale Oct 21, 2025 | 12 Pages | 9798217051915

A festive and humorous seasonal book perfect for Christmas!

It’s Christmas Eve, and the animals of the jungle have come out to play…dress up!

Guess who’s under Santa Claus’s iconic outfit—Crocodile, Monkey, Giraffe, Elephant, Toucan, or Lion?

Rhyming text and adorable art make for a playful read-aloud that kids will love!
J. D. Forester lives on a farm in Connecticut with her cat, Dino.

Reshu Lakra (she/her) is a children's book illustrator based in India. She loves to create fun characters. Her style is cute and joyful. She works both digitally and traditionally in bright, playful colors, and gouache and colored pencils are her favorite traditional mediums.

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A festive and humorous seasonal book perfect for Christmas!

It’s Christmas Eve, and the animals of the jungle have come out to play…dress up!

Guess who’s under Santa Claus’s iconic outfit—Crocodile, Monkey, Giraffe, Elephant, Toucan, or Lion?

Rhyming text and adorable art make for a playful read-aloud that kids will love!

Author

J. D. Forester lives on a farm in Connecticut with her cat, Dino.

Reshu Lakra (she/her) is a children's book illustrator based in India. She loves to create fun characters. Her style is cute and joyful. She works both digitally and traditionally in bright, playful colors, and gouache and colored pencils are her favorite traditional mediums.

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