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Jingle, All the Way Home: An Advent Countdown Story

By Catherine Hapka, Kathryn Selbert

An Advent Novel: Count down to Christmas in twenty-four sealed chapters!

They may live in Poinsettia, “the Most Christmassy Town in the U.S. of A.,” but the Kerstman kids have never had a Christmas like this!

When Chris discovers a puppy wedged in his family’s chimney on Christmas morning, he knows exactly how it got there because the dog tells him. Jingle stowed away in Santa’s sleigh, got left behind accidentally, and he can talk! Can Chris, his big sister, Holly, and her best friend, Ivy, find a way to help Jingle return to the North Pole?

With full-color artwork and one sealed chapter to open each day, Jingle, All the Way Home is the perfect gift to bring festive cheer to your Christmas countdown!


Catherine Hapka has published many books for children of all ages. As a kid she always wanted Santa to bring her a pony for Christmas. These days, she’s lucky enough to live on a small farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with three oversize ponies (also know as horses) along with several rascally goats, a small flock of chickens, and too many cats.

Kathryn Selbert is an award-winning freelance illustrator, author, and designer currently living in Montclair, New Jersey, with her tea-loving husband and grumpy French bulldog, Margot. She has so much Christmas spirit, she decorates her tree in November. 

ISBN: 9780063471658
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Sep 16, 2025
List price: $13.5
No of pages: 208
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
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Catherine Hapka

Biography

Catherine Hapka has published more than two hundred books for kids, from board books to young adult novels. She lives in an old house on a small farm in Chester Country, Pennsylvania, where she keeps three horses, a small flock of chickens, and too many cats.

Kathryn Selbert

Biography

Kathryn Selbert’s work is inspired by the people she meets in her everyday life, our colorful world, flora and fauna, and having fun. She earned her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and works as a freelance children’s book illustrator, She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her French bulldog, Margot. kathrynselbertillustration.com.

An Advent Novel: Count down to Christmas in twenty-four sealed chapters!

They may live in Poinsettia, “the Most Christmassy Town in the U.S. of A.,” but the Kerstman kids have never had a Christmas like this!

When Chris discovers a puppy wedged in his family’s chimney on Christmas morning, he knows exactly how it got there because the dog tells him. Jingle stowed away in Santa’s sleigh, got left behind accidentally, and he can talk! Can Chris, his big sister, Holly, and her best friend, Ivy, find a way to help Jingle return to the North Pole?

With full-color artwork and one sealed chapter to open each day, Jingle, All the Way Home is the perfect gift to bring festive cheer to your Christmas countdown!


Catherine Hapka has published many books for children of all ages. As a kid she always wanted Santa to bring her a pony for Christmas. These days, she’s lucky enough to live on a small farm in Chester County, Pennsylvania, with three oversize ponies (also know as horses) along with several rascally goats, a small flock of chickens, and too many cats.

Kathryn Selbert is an award-winning freelance illustrator, author, and designer currently living in Montclair, New Jersey, with her tea-loving husband and grumpy French bulldog, Margot. She has so much Christmas spirit, she decorates her tree in November. 

ISBN: 9780063471658
Imprint: Clarion Books
On Sale: Sep 16, 2025
List price: $13.5
No of pages: 208
Trim Size: 1.000 in (w) x 1.000 in (h) x 1.000 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dogs
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

Catherine Hapka

Biography

Catherine Hapka has published more than two hundred books for kids, from board books to young adult novels. She lives in an old house on a small farm in Chester Country, Pennsylvania, where she keeps three horses, a small flock of chickens, and too many cats.

Kathryn Selbert

Biography

Kathryn Selbert's work is inspired by the people she meets in her everyday life, our colorful world, flora and fauna, and having fun. She earned her BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and works as a freelance children's book illustrator, She lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with her French bulldog, Margot. kathrynselbertillustration.com.