FICTION

Oh, What a Christmas!

by Michael GARLAND
978-0-54524-210-3.
COPY ISBN
PreS-Gr 1—As Santa begins his deliveries, the harness breaks and the sleigh careens down a mountain and smacks into a barn, where the jolly old gent dusts himself off and enlists the help of some humble farm animals to pull it. Two sheep, a goat, a pig, two cows, a horse, and a very old dog form a makeshift team and fly off on their journey. After getting through the long night, Santa returns them to their barn with a decorated tree and plenty of presents. Though there isn't much to the unoriginal plot, the glossy, Pixar-like illustrations of Santa and the bug-eyed animals are funny and exuberant, and the short, peppy text will work well at storytime.—Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library
Santa's all set to deliver the presents--but the reindeers' harness snaps, leaving him and the sleigh (sans reindeer) near a barn. No problem; Santa uses magic to hitch up cows, pigs, and sheep instead. After the problem is solved, the story fizzles. Some humor comes across in the exaggerated illustrations of the chubby, hapless farm animals.
Reviewed by Eva Mitnick , Oct 01, 2011

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