The Reindeer Wish: A Christmas Book for Kids

by Lori Evert, Per Breiehagen (Illustrator)

Overview

Another breathaking adventure featuring the main character from the New York Times bestseller The Christmas Wish!
 
When Anja discovers an abandoned reindeer baby in the woods, she cares for it and raises it as her own. They become dear friends and have many adventures together, but as the reindeer grows he wishes to rejoin his kind. So Anja leads him to join the greatest reindeer of all—those of Santa’s sled team.

Don't miss the other "Wish" books:
The Christmas Wish
The Tiny Wish
The Brave Little Puppy
The Puppy's Wish — coming soon!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780385379212
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	10/06/2015
Series:	A Wish Book
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 12.20(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD760L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

LORI EVERT is the author of The New York Times bestseller The Christmas Wish, The Tiny Wish, The Reindeer Wish and The Brave Puppy. She and her family created The Wish books together. They split their time between Minnesota and Norway.

PER BREIEHAGEN is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed photographer from Norway. His credits include National Geographic, Audubon, and The New York Times Magazine. He created the images for The Wish Books with his daughter, Anja, and wife, Lori Evert.

Editorial Reviews

09/14/2015
The husband-and-wife team of Evert and Breiehagen follow The Christmas Wish and The Tiny Wish with a third story featuring a girl named Anja, portrayed in Breiehagen’s photographs by their daughter. Though this is a Christmas title like the first book, readers get to see Anja’s northern home through the seasons as she cares for a baby reindeer that has been lost. Once again, Breiehagen’s photos are the major draw, and he shows the reindeer, Odin, growing rapidly as he accompanies Anja on fishing trips, visits her school à la Mary’s nursery rhyme lamb, and eventually escorts her to Santa’s house at the North Pole, where Odin will live. It’s a holiday treat for animal lovers, especially since Anja winds up replacing Odin, the pet she never knew she wanted, with a fluffy white puppy, the pet she always wanted. Ages 3–7. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

10/01/2015
K-Gr 2—Anja, from A Christmas Wish (2013) and A Tiny Wish (2015, both Random), is back for a third adventure, bringing the same stunning photography of Nordic winter scenes and adorable animal and child interactions. The wish this time is for a puppy, though this longing gets sated when the talking cardinal from the first book leads her to a foundling baby reindeer, whom she names Odin. A montage of playful moments of their time together follows, until Anja realizes that Odin should probably be with other reindeer. Luckily, Santa has an open spot on his team. With a similar quest to the North Pole and the "Was it all just a dream?" ending, this book will appeal to fans of the previous books, who will find much comfort in the familiarity. VERDICT A suitable addition.—Joanna Fabicon, Los Angeles Public Library

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