I wanted a small soft Christmas read that would get me and my nephews into the spirit and of course this helped. With COVID this past year and beyond it’s been difficult to enjoy much with so many restrictions. But this was lovely and of course the perfect read for getting you into the Christmas mood. It was perfect and I’m sure many children just like my nephews would enjoy this. I laughed out loud, I re read it twice, which is enough credit to the author because my nephews are very hard to please and of course all the joy and happiness that derived from this book was amazing and I couldn’t be happier. 5 out of 5 stars, it was perfect!

I think this is the first time reading a Christmas book, especially one aimed at children, that made me sad. It would appear the true intent of this story is to get little kids to hate St. Nicholas and who wouldn't if this is how he treats his reindeer. While the only redeeming quality was that it rhymed, the book was filled with insulting descriptions of the deer...dumb, old, fat, slow, and complaining. However, it was the final insult calling the new, young deer a brat that turned this depressing holiday story into a mean Santa one. The only thing missing was Santa carrying around an empty whisky bottle.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

I love Christmas books, especially ones with rhymes. By all accounts this one should have been a hit for me, but it is a miss. I did not like some of the language used in a children's book (dumb, brat).

What a wonderfully funny and jolly little book this is!
Told in rhyming couplets with funny and colourful pictures, Santa has lost his new reindeer with a bright yellow nose, so he recruits a mother and her son (who narrates the story) plus their two dogs on Christmas Eve to help find him in the snow.
I tried it out on my 8 year old nephew and he loved it, and if it made an old curmudgeon like me laugh then it will tickle anyone! I can heartily recommend it for children and grown-ups alike.