Santa Mouse Bakes Christmas Cookies

by Michael Brown, Robert McPhillips (Illustrator)

Overview

Santa Mouse becomes Santa’s littlest helper...in the kitchen! Join Santa Mouse and the elves at the North Pole as they bake Christmas cookies in a sweet holiday tale.

When Santa Mouse wakes to the delicious aroma of cookies on Christmas Eve, he finds the elves busy baking for Santa’s big day. Always ready to lend a helping paw, Santa Mouse joins in to bake and decorate a surprising plate of cookies for everyone at the North Pole, including Santa’s hardworking reindeer.

This stocking stuffer–sized board book with a padded cover is the perfect celebration of the classic Christmas cookie tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534438040
Publisher:	Little Simon
Publication date:	10/04/2022
Series:	A Santa Mouse Book
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	4.75(w) x 5.88(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

The idea for writing the Santa Mouse stories came to Michael Brown (1920–2014) while holding piece of children’s pajama fabric featuring a tiny Christmas mouse. He went to work creating the character that was to become Santa’s little helper. In addition to writing stories about Santa Mouse, Michael Brown performed his own songs in cabaret and was a composer/lyricist and producer/director in the theater.

Robert McPhillips has been involved in a wide variety of projects over the years—from illustrating greeting cards to animation, though he especially loves illustrating children’s books. Robert makes his home in North Devon, England, with his wife, Sam.

Editorial Reviews

2022-08-17
Santa Mouse prepares cookies for St. Nick and the reindeer team.

Ordinarily, mice might be an unwelcome sight in a kitchen, but in his tiny suit, Santa Mouse makes a wonderful seasonal chef, baking holiday treats with the help of the elves. This tale, told in rhyming couplets, shows Santa Mouse stirring up the batter, making cookies in various shapes, and adding icing and sprinkles. Santa Claus is pleased with the snacks—Santa Mouse has even remembered to make some for the reindeer. The titular critter is irresistible, with a faux beard and striped mittens. The elves’ kitchen is something plucked straight from a child’s imagination, endearingly too large for the little helpers and even bigger compared with the tiny mouse. There are also some delicious details, like Santa Mouse’s sardine-can bed, his thimblelike sprinkle shaker, and the timer on the table set exactly to the 30 minutes described in the text. The story is well matched to the board-book format. The simple plot is easy for toddlers to follow, with read-aloud–friendly rhymes and lovely, engaging illustrations. Santa presents as White, while the elves vary in skin tone. (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A sweet holiday tale perfect for little readers. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews