Baby Christmas

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Santa Claus--also known as Father Christmas--is about to set off on his Christmas Eve delivery of toys all over the world. But at the very last moment, Mother Christmas calls him back, because she can't find Baby Christmas anywhere in the house. She and Father Christmas search high and low, but Baby Christmas is nowhere to be found. Unknown to Mother and Father Christmas, Rudolf Junior has taken Baby Christmas on a magical sleigh ride over snowy rooftops, where they are doing some gift delivering all on their own! Here's a warm and witty Christmas tale that's sure to delight younger boys and girls as a special Christmas Eve bedtime story. Funny color illustrations on every page.

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Kirkus Book Review

This British import describes the holiday experiences of Father Christmas, Mother Christmas and their young son, Baby Christmas. On Christmas Eve, Mother Christmas leaves her baby in his tiny sleigh tethered to young Rudolph Junior while she attends to her baking. Rudolph Junior's nose suddenly glows red, indicating his emerging ability to fly, and he takes off with Baby Christmas transported along behind in his baby-blue sleigh. They fly around the world with Father and Mother Christmas and Rudolph Senior in hot pursuit. After rounding up the youngsters, they all fly back to their Christmas Eve work, with some detours due to Rudolph Junior's sneezing fits. The watercolor illustrations in a loose, cartoon-like style are charming, with a gangly Rudolph Junior and a round-eyed, roly-poly baby. The oversized volume features a lovely cover design with a pale-blue background and glittering stars, with Baby Christmas and Rudolph Junior flying toward the title spelled out in huge silver letters. However, the attractive illustrations and cover aren't enough to make up for the thin plot, forced humor and inane dialogue. (Picture book. 3-6) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.