The Little Reindeer
Kindergarten-Grade 3.  A lighthearted fantasy about a little reindeer that gets accidentally wrapped up as a gift in Santa's workshop and then falls from his sleigh onto a city rooftop and into a little boy's heart. The child makes a home for his new pet on the roof; when the animal begins to fly, they soar off into the night through the summer and fall. Then, as the year draws to a close, the reindeer looks longingly to the sky, and the boy knows that he must leave. On Christmas Eve, he kisses his friend good-bye and leaves him on the roof for Santa. The next morning, the boy finds a thank-you note from Santa for caring for his littlest reindeer. Each Christmas Eve thereafter, he waits on the roof with the reindeer's favorite food. The art is the real treat here. The city scenes have an especially startling clarity; points of view vary from panoramic and rooftop views to larger-than-life murals and billboard ads shown from street level. But the reindeer's poignant face and the boy staring up into the snow with his box of peanut butter sandwiches is what young readers will remember best for they are at the core of this story of friendship and sharing.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.