Mooseltoe

Moose, with his spectacular moosetache, is trying to organize the perfect Christmas, but he absent-mindedly skips one major bit of Christmas decor and has to come up with a quick substitute.

The story is fairly dry as we spend half the book just watching Moose decorate and run errands. The fact that he has a family doesn't even come up until the halfway point. The solution is almost amusing, but I was so bored by that point I didn't care.

Mooseltoe is a fantasy book because moose don’t talk or live in houses. This book is about a moose that is all about Christmas and how he does everything “perfectly perfect”. Until it comes to the tree... This is a book that would have to be read aloud to kids or with an adult nearby to help the kids due to some of the difficult words like “regimentation” and “boulevard”. This is a good book for teachers to read around the holidays because it is a fun holiday read, and it also shows in the end that things can go wrong and usually things are not always “perfectly perfect”. The illustrations in this book are very colorful and detailed they will keep kids turning page.

Mooseltoe is a delightful book that tells of endless Christmas preparation that always falls short at the end. I totally relate to the moose in this story,. No matter how organized I think I am, I always forget something or run out of time! I love the story and the illustrations are wonderful.

Mooseltoe is the story of Moose, a hardworking father of three. As Christmas time approaches, Moose spends so much time writing Christmas cards, doing holiday shopping, wrapping presents, playing Christmas songs, baking tasty treats, and decorating the house. On Christmas Eve night as everyone was getting ready for bed, they noticed that he had forgotten to put up the Christmas tree! This fabulous father stood in his living room and allowed his family to decorate him so that they would have some sort of "tree" for Santa to leave presents under. Www.Margiepalatini.com is a great source for fun activities dealing with many of her books. Also on this site is information about the author and summaries of many of her other books. This book show more would be great to read around the holidays and is repetitive, which would be great for younger students. It would be great to use as a tool when talking about self-sacrifice. show less

I guess, if you do celebrate Christmas with a to-do list, and especially if you have a silly sense of humor, you might love this. But it didn't do anything for me. I bought it at the thrift store to release via bookcrossing, and that's just exactly the fate it deserves.

Genre: Fantasy
Age Appropriateness: Primary/Intermediate
Review: This book is a good example of fantasy because the plot is a believable world created away from reality. The story includes a personified moose that is preparing for the Christmas season. The moose was merry and very busy with organizing, decorating, baking, wrapping, etc. He was so busy that he forgot to get a Christmas tree. By the time he realized this, it was too late because all of the farms were out. Instead of a Christmas tree, the moose wrapped himself with his own moustache and decorated himself.
Media: This book is a good example of pencil media because the pictures are drawn using various color and types of pencils. The pencils allow for wide range of different show more lines, shading, and colors. The illustrator did a fabulous job complimenting the text. show less

Daddy Moose is so busy getting ready for Christmas that he forgets the Christmas tree....But that is easily solved....they decorate him. Great for small children....