Tim Warnes

Oh, no! It’s Christmas Eve and Santa is sound asleep! The little mouse tugs at his beard to wake him; Santa hurries to get dressed. But when he gets outside, there are no reindeer to harness. He searches the woods for the reindeer, but only finds four of them? Will four reindeer be enough to pull Santa’s sleigh? Will there be toys under the Christmas tree for the Little Ones on Christmas morning?

And what is Santa’s surprise?

Three-year-olds and up are the target audience for this show more story. Santa bumbles and bustles his way through a variety of silly antics on his way to getting the presents delivered to all the children; young readers who feel rushed and hurried will appreciate Santa’s misadventures as he tries to deliver the toys. In its own comical way, the story shows young readers that everyone has difficult moments. And the reindeer giving Santa a gift at the end of the story is just plain sweet [and a lesson for young readers in giving to others].

The artwork is colorful and clever: the cat’s antlers have tiny fish dangling on them; the reindeer are having a snowball fight. There’s more than enough frenzy, energy, and chuckles to make this a holiday treat for young children expectantly waiting for Santa to appear.

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This is giggly, tug-at-your-heart, tickle-your-funny-bone charming. There is just so much fun and, yes, sweetness blooming on each and every page.

Just how many different kinds of hugs are there? Bear hug? Well, it would be crushing, big, furry, warm. But what about all those other hugs?

I just love Cooney's lyrical text as she hugs her way through the cornucopia of hugs ....
I'm going to give you a cat hug. A simple purr, stroke my fur, don't do more than that hug.
....a sheep hug. A lamb's show more wool, blanketful, don't make a peep hug.

The illustrations by Tim Warnes are sweetness and charm rollicking with fun and gentlenesss. Softly colored but bright enough to engage the attention of the young child. A child can picture him or herself amidst all this fun.

And as it began.... "way beyond compare hug," it ends with a bear hug that is "A just right turn off the light, sleep tight, say your prayers and kiss good night, way beyond compare hug."

I highly recommend this book.

I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review of my own freely given opinion. show less

It's cute that Santa is so excited about Christmas Eve that his reindeer and the pets of the houses he visits have to keep reminding him to be quiet as he delivers presents so he doesn't wake the children.

FOR REFERENCE:

Santa's Noisy Night was originally published in 1996 as Shhh!

I found this book to be very warming book! I found the main message of the book to be how valuable unconditional love can be. I found that during the course of the book there were small moments throughout it that showed that love, like nose touching, cuddling, as well as playing games. I could also see how this could be used as a very comforting night time story for young children. Especially if the book is being read to a child by their parent, since the whole story is about a parent/child show more bond. Something else to note about the book is the easy to understand/follow language that is used, it makes it easy for young readers to stay interested and follow along. Overall, I found for the age group that it is intended for it is an amazing quick read that delivers a loving message. show less