Elvin the elf helps Santa Claus find a faster way to deliver his gifts on Christmas Eve.

Little Teeka thought she had to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight, but when her bossy yelling only got their antlerstangled up, she knew she had to try something different."Beautifully conceived and finely wrought." -- Booklist (starred review)"Brett's precise, glowing illustrations, drawing on Swedish folk art, make this a beguiling Advent calendar of a book." -- Kirkus Reviews"AA? sweet Christmas fantasy that shows Brett at her best." -- Publishers Weekly"This tale with its humorous close-ups of stubborn reindeer and a sharp child protagonist should prove popular at story hours." -- School Library Journal

At holiday time, a special little reindeer with mismatched antlers shows up as an early gift from Santa to stay with a child and learn their true Christmas wishes all the while encouraging them to celebrate their own differences.

A captivating story about a brother and sister growing up helping their father take care of their reindeer. When one of their best reindeer goes missing on their watch, they go to search for it. The little girl finds the reindeer but gets lost, meets the Great Spirit, or Santa Claus, and discovers a way to help him.

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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A little reindeer is very nervous when Santa chooses him to help pull his sleigh. What if he can't fly? What if his nose won't light up? He tries and tries, but he just can't seem to get the hang of it. Will the little reindeer be ready to fly on Christmas Eve?