Samantha is such a lovely giving girl. She has received wool and knitting needles for Christmas so when she hears the littlest reindeer has a runny nose and a bad cough, she sets about knitting a jumper for him. In Australia we call a sweater a jumper. In order to understand just how bad things are for the polar bear at the zoo Samantha lies in the hot summer sun wearing three jumpers, a hat, scarf and gloves.
There is one letter in this book for each month of the year and each letter ends with a PS, PPS and PPPS. Santa shares details of his life at the North Pole and his concern that the littlest reindeer may have to stay home next Christmas. Meanwhile Samantha asks lots of questions about the weather and animals. Samantha continues to worry about the littlest reindeer but then she solves the problem herself by knitting him a warm jumper, scarf, cap and bootees. In a twist you will never guess, Santa has devised a wonderful solution for the polar bear at the zoo. They also receive a special gift on Christmas day.
The Kerry Argent illustrations in this special Christmas book are just perfect including the twist at the end which shows another year of letter writing is about to begin. This is a very special Christmas book with a distinctive Australian flavour. Sadly, it is out of print (published in 1992) but I am sure many school and public libraries will still have their copies.
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Thank you, I read this book to my kinder children and could not remember the title. I'm sorry to hear it's out of print, it is a beautiful story that they loved hearing and it led to wonderful discussions amoung the children about letters to Santa as well as what they thought Santa may do in his spare time.
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