Review: Style of Public Domain Art is Fairly Consistent
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
Book Description:"This book is a preview into the series...Santa Claus has changed a lot through the years; in some pictures he looks very old and in others he appears to be younger.  This lovely picture book introduces children age 2-8 to learning more about Santa and the Christmas symbols that make up the holiday season.  The book is written in short sentences, asks simple questions and also instructs the child to point out special features in the pictures."Facts:1.  This Story is 5 pages long.2.  4 pages are about 2 sentences of "fact" followed by questions about the pictures i.e where is the tree?3.  The fifth page ends with a cliff hanger "How did he get to the North Pole and where did his sleigh, reindeer, and elves come from?"  Which leads to the statement.  "Find out in Book 2 in "Santa Through the Years!""4.  The description says you will "learn more about Santa and Christmas Symbols".  I will concede that I learned about 3 facts about Santa and his various incarnations, but nothing about the symbols of Christmas.Opinion:1.  I keep judging books by their covers and I should know better by now.  I need to read descriptions before I start reading the books.2.  I have seen 2 of the 4 other "books" in this series and I would have avoided this if I had known it was supposed to be the first book.3.  At least in this book the illustrations are enough of a similar style that the look of each page is consistent.4.  Don't bother with this or any other in the series.