Review of Mr. Santa

by Marva Anne Hinton
Nov 22, 2024 | Filed in Book Reviews

Mr. Santa Mr. Santa
by Jarvis; illus. by author
Preschool     Candlewick    32 pp.
10/24    9781536238839    $17.99
e-book ed.  9781536240504    $17.99

“Mr. Santa? Is it really you?” A child wakes up to find Santa Claus delivering gifts to their house and proceeds to show him around, pointing out pet fish and sharing gingerbread, all the while asking him questions about the big night. The two later take off in Santa’s sleigh, and more questions follow as he makes his rounds. Jarvis has chosen a nice mix of straightforward and silly questions (“Can reindeer talk…Can you eat clouds?”) that young children may want to ask, and his digitally rendered illustrations give the book an old-timey feel perfect for an inviting bedtime story.

From the ">November/December 2024 issue of The Horn Book Magazine.

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