Mrs. Claus Takes the Reins

by Sue Fliess, Mark Chambers (Illustrator)

Overview

It’s Christmas Eve morning, and Santa Claus is still in bed! He’s feeling stuffy and sneezy and slow as a yeti. Will Christmas have to be canceled? Not this year! Because Mrs. Claus is ready to take the reins in Santa’s place. With a plan in mind, Mrs. Claus assembles the crew, maps out the route, and preps the sleigh. Then, with a snap of the reins, she shoots off into the night. Delivering gifts all over the world without Santa’s magic won’t be easy, but Mrs. Claus proves she has some holiday sparkle of her own…

With lively rhyming text and adorable artwork, this delightful Christmas adventure will get kids into the holiday spirit.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781503936980
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	09/18/2018
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.70(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Sue Fliess is the author of more than twenty children’s books, including Shoes for Me!, A Dress for Me!, and Books for Me!, all illustrated by Mike Laughead; and Let’s Build, illustrated by Miki Sakamoto. Sue loves the holiday season and hopes she made it onto Santa’s “nice” list this year! She lives with her family and their dog in Northern Virginia. Learn more about Sue online at www.suefliess.com.

Editorial Reviews

2018-08-20

Santa is under the weather, so delivery duties fall to Mrs. Claus.

The cheery Mrs. Claus is all business in her bright green skirt and sweater, with green eyeglasses and red striped stockings and cap. When she and some industrious elves can't roust Santa from bed, she offers to save Christmas Day. Rhyming text matches the mood of this fast-paced story, from Santa's "I'm stuffy. I'm sneezy. I'm slow as a yeti. / My big ho-ho-ho isn't holiday ready" to "She had to act fast to untangle the rein. / ‘I may not have magic, but I've got a brain!' " The text is part of the design—shouted words are in very large type that often curves through the sky. The illustrations are bright and expressive. The close-up of Santa's bleary face as he inhales steam from his cocoa is a wonderful complement to the smiles on the elves' faces as they take orders from the new boss. She maps out her route and solves whatever mishaps she and the reindeer encounter, from tornadoes and blizzards to a hole in the sleigh that leaks multicolor splashes of color. All of the denizens of the North Pole present white.

Young children will enjoy this exuberant adventure. (Picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews