WHO WILL PULL SANTA'S SLEIGH? by Russ Willms.  New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2021. 40p.  ISBN 978-035839342-9 hc. $17.99     Gr. K-2     E PIC

A humorous re-examination of the Santa legend leads readers to the question of how Santa chose reindeer to pull his sleigh for Christmas Eve deliveries.  Just like anyone who needs a job done, Santa advertised for sleigh pullers and wound up with a room full of eager animal applicants.  Interviews with bats and sharks were questionable.  Problems with skunks, gophers, and elephants presented themselves during the trial runs.  Santa thought the monkeys did a great job, until a snowball fight erupted.  Dogs performed well, until they chased after a squirrel.  The only applicants left were reindeer, and they turned out to be the best team of all.  Problem solved.  Legend intact.
Lynette Suckow, Superiorland Preview Center, Marquette, MI