Just a few more hours until Christmas Day! While Christ's birth stays front and center for us, especially since the kids have gotten older, I still enjoy the playfulness from Santa and the North Pole. Today's read should be for those beginning readers out there and, if I understood correctly, reveals several 'secrets' from Santa's workshop. I'm curious as to what these mysteries are and am looking forward to seeing how jolly this book gets.
So, let's snuggle down and enjoy a little fun!
SECRETS FROM THE NORTH POLE
Discover the Magic of Christmas
by Saskia Gwinn
Illustrated by Daria Danilova
Frances Lincoln Children Books
Early Reader
64 pages
ages 6 to 8
A charmingly illustrated volume about the magic of Christmas and the inner workings of the North Pole. Featuring a beautiful gold-foil-embossed cover and ribbon marker, this is a book for families to treasure in the run up to the festive season.
Christmas has been shrouded in secrecy for years . . . but what really goes on at the North Pole in the run up to the big day?
Every year without fail, Santa Claus packs up his sleigh and soars across the night sky pulled by his reindeer to deliver presents to children all over the world.
But spreading Christmas magic is no small task and lots must happen to make sure everything is ready for the most special time of the year.
Join Santa’s Head Elf, Ivy Everjingle, as she reveals secrets from the North Pole. From how Santa’s suit is designed and the magic of reindeer flight, to the many different jobs of the Christmas elves and the magic of believing.
This is the ultimate festive compendium to capture the magic of Christmas. Perfect for families to enjoy together in the run up to the big day and spark joy at the most magical time of the year.
Christmas has been shrouded in secrecy for years . . . but what really goes on at the North Pole in the run up to the big day?
Every year without fail, Santa Claus packs up his sleigh and soars across the night sky pulled by his reindeer to deliver presents to children all over the world.
But spreading Christmas magic is no small task and lots must happen to make sure everything is ready for the most special time of the year.
Join Santa’s Head Elf, Ivy Everjingle, as she reveals secrets from the North Pole. From how Santa’s suit is designed and the magic of reindeer flight, to the many different jobs of the Christmas elves and the magic of believing.
This is the ultimate festive compendium to capture the magic of Christmas. Perfect for families to enjoy together in the run up to the big day and spark joy at the most magical time of the year.
MY TIDBITS
Historical goodness mixes with a little Christmas fantasy and fun to create a hectic and enjoyable, Holiday read.
After the narrator, an elf, explains how secretive things have to be on the North Pole and introducing the reader to the elf pact, a treasure chest of facts and fun is unleashed. Starting with the history of Santa...and there are many surprises in these facts...the pages continue into Santa details with clothes and more, tons of reindeer tidbits and silliness, and elf antics pure. There are maps of the North Pole, schematics of the workshop, and tons more to discover.
While this is recommend for ages 6 to 8, I'd even slide it a bit higher, too. It's not an early reader, since it is word packed and a bit high for that age group on the reading level, but it makes for a fun book to explore all sorts of things together as a read-aloud. Middle graders will be able to pick this one up and explore it on their own.
There's tons of facts in small paragraphs all over each two-page spread, and to keep things very lively, these are placed all around and over bright and active illustrations. There are lots of details to enhance the information and exciting moments to accompany the fantasy side. It makes for a lot to explore, while keeping the magic of Christmas and the North Pole alive, too. And the facts will be just as interesting for adults as they are for the young readers.
And here they are...
Saskia Gwinn has spent nearly 20 years carefully crafting beautiful books to inspire kids of all ages. She has worked as Head of Children’s Non-fiction for Bloomsbury Publishing, as Editorial Director for A&C Black and as Editor for educational publishers and magazines. She has written and published award-winning books for every age and on every topic from how time began to the silliest things in the world today. Saskia lives in Hertfordshire, uk, with her two boys who hope dinosaurs will one day revisit Earth but, in the meantime, tells them that everything on the planet has an equally exciting story to tell.
Daria Danilova is an illustrator, visual artist, and graphic designer. She divides her time between running her own stationery shop and illustrating for clients around the world. Daria loves creating warm scenes with muted color palettes, inspired by slow living and all things nostalgic.
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