What Does Mrs. Claus Do?
Kindergarten-Grade 2–Rhyming couplets convey an imaginative array of options for Mrs. Claus's Christmas Eve. She could be doing anything, from hostessing a black-tie Jingle Bell Ball to overseeing a rather dreary, industrial-looking toy- packing plant. In another scenario, she acts as a black-clad, unseen, special Santa agent, shadowing Mr. Claus for the purpose of watching his back. Somewhat muddy-toned full- and double-page art depicts the lumpy Mrs. C. in any number of getups; in many of the pictures, her gray bun is the only hint that she is a woman. A slight offering.–Lisa Falk, Los Angeles Public LibraryCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.