Who'll Pull Santa's Sleigh Tonight? [Hardcover]

Laura Rader (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Christmas is just around the corner. The sleigh is polished. The toys are wrapped. The lists are all checked (twice). Everything's right on schedule -- until Santa finds all eight reindeer in bed with the flu. Uh-oh! How can Santa deliver presents without the reindeer?

In this hilarious follow-up to Santa's New Suit, Laura Rader once again treats readers to a fresh and funny look at beloved Christmas traditions.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-K-Santa needs a backup plan: the reindeer have colds and are too sick to pull his sleigh. He presents a couple of wild ideas to his multiracial, multicultural crew of elves (one responds by saying, "Oy!"), but, as in the author's Santa's New Suit (HarperCollins, 2000), it's Mrs. Claus who saves the day. Cartoon illustrations, dialogue bubbles, frenetic activity, and childlike concepts result in amusing and assured storytelling.-S. P.
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 1. When Santa's reindeer come down with terrible colds, the Christmas Eve flight looks iffy. Santa tries replacement animals and a homemade blimp, but nothing works until Mrs. Claus's comforting cocoa (recipe appended) cures the sniffling deer. The ending may sound less than convincing, but Rader has already set the stage and warmed up her audience for laughs, not logic, with amusing pictures of animals auditioning for the reindeers' job: ducks cavorting in tutus, monkeys with wings strapped on, and an elephant held aloft by a dozen balloons. The cartoon-like ink drawings, washed with cheerful colors, include a energetic cast of elves and animals making observations and sometimes comical comments as the story rolls along. Good fun for the Santa set. Carolyn Phelan
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins; 1st edition (September 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060080884
• ISBN-13: 978-0060080884
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 9.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,721,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really cute Christmas book, January 8, 2008

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This review is from: Who'll Pull Santa's Sleigh Tonight? (Paperback)

Santa is in a spot! The reindeer have all come down with a cold and he holds auditions for replacement animals to see if they can fly and pull his sleigh on Xmas eve. After having some outrageous and funny results, he decides to try plan B which also fails. Mrs. Claus finds the cold remedy and the reindeer recover in time to help Santa.
Savannah