Jeannette Claus Saves Christmas
By Douglas Rees
Illustrated by Olivier Latyk
This is a cute story that puts a hilarious spin on the traditional
notion that Santa and his reindeer always deliver the children’s
gifts on Christmas Eve. Because Santa is very sick, he can’t
make the annual journey so Jeannette volunteers to take over the
delivery chores.
At
first the reindeer cooperate but when their harness accidentally
malfunctions, they jump at the opportunity to leave Jeannette behind
with the job only half done.
What
will she do? The enterprising girl comes up with a solution that
not only assures the delivery of the rest of the toys but also shows
the rambunctious reindeer that they aren’t that indispensible.
I
won’t ruin the ending by telling you how Jeannette comes up
with a solution to her problem, but it is both clever and funny.
You’ll discover that this is a picture book that children
will want to share with their friends and they’ll insist on
reading it again and again.
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