Review: Mixed emotions about a wonderful book!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2013
Here is a original Christmas story that have several plus and a few negatives. I love the story about meeting a reindeer. What child has not dreamed about meeting a magical creature or helping Santa out? I really got involved trying to figure out what the mystery "T" word was before the book revealed it. Also, the emphasis placed on thinking of others is a bonus when trying to instill that in children. Great way of teaching a good thing through a interesting story much like the Sir Knighty and the mean ugly Dragon book my boy loves.The negatives would be there are no illustrations in the book. The copyright states illustrations as in plural but the only one is the cover. So my boy was sadly disappointed liking colorful pictures. Also, the main character gets away with disobeying his dad about staying out of the neighbors yard, and the author seems to think that misleading parents with silence at the dinner table about the reindeer is not telling a lie. Overall a book children and parents will enjoy, but these wrong actions will need to be explain to children.