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K-3Holiday House Readers series.
A few days before December thirty-first, cat siblings Harry and Emily begin to practice staying up late--without much success. Nevertheless, midnight on New Year's Eve finds them wide awake, though it happens in a way neither one expects. The expressive illustrations, with their sturdy, childlike cat figures, will continue to provide chuckles for readers of this enjoyable series of holiday books.