How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees, and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.

Presents an account of how reindeer are raised at the North Pole by Santa and his helpers, with details on the skills they have to learn, the chores they have to do, and the tricks they like to play on the elves, along with descriptions of the personalities of some of the most famous reindeer.

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Fabulous festive picture book from the creators of the bestselling Santa's New Beard - a perfect stocking-filler gift!Christmas Eve was here at last,The countdown clock was ticking fast . . .But yikes! When Santa turned the key(The reindeer need some help you see)The engine didn't start, it spluttered,'That isn't right', the elves all muttered . . .When Santa's sleigh stops working on Christmas Eve the elves all rally round to help. Maybe they could use a slingshot? Or the owls could help? How about polar bears?Will they be able to sort the sleigh out before it is too late? Things are not looking good until one small elf has a bright idea!Festive and fun, this is destined to become a seasonal favourite.

When the reindeer get bad colds, Santa Claus wonders who will be able to pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.

How does snow form? Why are we always depressed after Christmas? How does Santa manage to deliver all those presents in one night? (He has, in fact, little over two ten-thousandths of a second to get between each of the 842 million households he must visit.) This book contains information on how drugs might make us see flying reindeer, how pollution is affecting the shape of Christmas trees, and the intriguing correlation between the length of our Christmas card list and brain size.