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A Night in Santa's Great Big Bag

by Kristin Kladstrup
32p. 978-0-67001-165-0.
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Gr 1-3 After Louis tells his favorite toy, Lamb, about Santa's bag of goodies, the stuffed animal sneaks downstairs on Christmas Eve to get a peek-and accidentally ends up in the big man's sack. Lamb chats and plays with all the other toys and tells them what to expect from their new owners, and it isn't until he is alone that he worries that he might end up with someone other than Louis. Lamb is a good-hearted protagonist, and the colorful, festive illustrations give this rather pedestrian tale a bit of saving charm.-"Linda Israelson, Los Angeles Public Library" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
Louis's favorite stuffed lamb climbs into Santa's bag to see what's there. He ends up spending an exciting evening telling toys what it will be like when they are beloved by children. Though there's no denying that Lamb, all bright-eyed and fluffy-furred (shown in out-of-focus illustrations) is adorable, the sentimental Christmas story suffers from too much sweetness.

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