Ready for a little Christmas fun? I know I'm always in for a read which brings smiles, and today's book promises just that. Now, it's not only the fact that this book comes along with a fitting song, which kids can listen to and sing with, that made me want to take a peek. Rather, my husband has been driving a semitruck the last years. So, this one hits home. (He calls it his early retirement and absolutely adores no longer sitting in an office, dealing with meetings, and all of that stress. Plus, it lets him see America.)
Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing what this truck and Santa are up to. And maybe, I'll have another Christmas song to play while baking cookies and such.
Let's open it and find out!
SANTA'S 18-WHEEL CHROME-AND-STEEL SLEIGH
by J. Brandon Boron
Illustrated by Shaun Ivie
Mascot Kids
Picture Book Holiday / Music
38 pages
ages 3 to 8
With the reindeer sick and Christmas on the line, how on Earth will Santa get all of those toys to those good girls and boys?
Don’t worry—With 18 wheels, a little help from his friends, and a lot of milk and cookies, Santa has a plan!
Climb aboard and join Saint Nick and his pals as they make the most important delivery of the year!
MY TIDBITS
It's time for Santa to hit the skies and deliver those presents, but when he heads into the stall to prepare the reindeer, he discovers that several of them are sick. Luckily, one of the reindeer has an idea—an 18-wheeler can do the trick. So, Santa packs up the semitruck and heads to the skies but will that work out?
This is a cheery, bright, and fun twist on Santa's annual Christmas Eve flight around the world. The illustrations are bright and energetic, offering a touch of humor to fit the upbeat text. This more modern idea about the sleigh is sure to draw smiles, and readers will probably have no problem picturing a lit-up semitruck in the sky...what a sight that would be.
This book is inspired by a song put out by the Six-String Soldiers a few years ago, and these pages accompany the song the entire way through. The text follows the lyrics. So, it can be enjoyed while playing the song. But this book also works very well as a read-aloud...as in, it doesn't necessarily feel like it follows the lyrics of a song, since it tells a quick-paced, energetic story. So, the text flows well and fits the age group nicely. It even works as a read-aloud for those readers, who are sure of their words.
Head on over HERE to hear the song, which goes along with this read!
And here he is...
J. Brandon Boron was born in Great Falls, Montana, but has spent most of his life traversing the United States and beyond.
After studying art, music, and biology at CSU, UMass, and UNLV (respectively), Brandon joined the US Army, where he has spent the last two decades serving as a military musician across Europe, the Middle East, and the US.
In addition to his military service, Brandon loves writing and performing music with his wife, Thordis, and camping together with their dog, Tjindu. He lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. https://www.poletopoleexpress.com/
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