151. Santa's First Christmas. Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Sydney Smith. 2024. [October 22] 40 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars] [picture book, Christmas, Santa]
First sentence: In the old days, Santa didn't have Christmas. All year, he made toys at the North Pole, which he loaded up in his sleigh each Christmas Eve, then flew all over the world to place under trees.
Premise/plot: Santa celebrates his FIRST Christmas thanks to his elves. True, they probably spent years not thinking about how Santa spends his Christmas and not noticing the lack of celebrations; however, it's never too late. This picture book chronicles Santa's private celebrations.
My thoughts: I definitely enjoyed this one. It is decidedly better than your typical children's picture book featuring Santa. I didn't quite love, love, love it. But it is a solid read.
The end papers are VERY bright. The colors of the illustrations are more subdued, darker. I enjoyed many of the illustrations. I didn't love each spread equally. Spreads I loved, I loved. Spreads I didn't, well, I had more of a meh response. That being said, I enjoyed this one for sure.
© 2024 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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