The Wild Christmas Reindeer

Author Jan Brett On Tour
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$9.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
60 per carton
On sale Oct 05, 1998 | 9780698116528
Age 4-8 years
Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt
Little Teeka thought she had to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight, but when her bossy yelling only got their antlerstangled up, she knew she had to try something different."Beautifully conceived and finely wrought." -- Booklist (starred review)"Brett's precise, glowing illustrations, drawing on Swedish folk art, make this a beguiling Advent calendar of a book." -- Kirkus Reviews"AA? sweet Christmas fantasy that shows Brett at her best." -- Publishers Weekly"This tale with its humorous close-ups of stubborn reindeer and a sharp child protagonist should prove popular at story hours." -- School Library Journal
★ "Beautifully conceived and finely wrought." Booklist, starred review

"Brett's precise, glowing illustrations, drawing on Swedish folk art, make this a beguiling Advent calendar of a book."Kirkus Reviews

"This tale with its humorous close-ups of stubborn reindeer and a sharp child protagonist should prove popular at story hours."School Library Journal

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Little Teeka thought she had to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight, but when her bossy yelling only got their antlerstangled up, she knew she had to try something different."Beautifully conceived and finely wrought." -- Booklist (starred review)"Brett's precise, glowing illustrations, drawing on Swedish folk art, make this a beguiling Advent calendar of a book." -- Kirkus Reviews"AA? sweet Christmas fantasy that shows Brett at her best." -- Publishers Weekly"This tale with its humorous close-ups of stubborn reindeer and a sharp child protagonist should prove popular at story hours." -- School Library Journal

Praise

★ "Beautifully conceived and finely wrought." Booklist, starred review

"Brett's precise, glowing illustrations, drawing on Swedish folk art, make this a beguiling Advent calendar of a book."Kirkus Reviews

"This tale with its humorous close-ups of stubborn reindeer and a sharp child protagonist should prove popular at story hours."School Library Journal