Twelve days of Letters to Santa Day Ten - Santa Post

Publisher blurb: Santa receives post from children all over the world. But when Amy sends him a letter, he just can't work out what she wants as her gift. Will Santa manage to find Amy the right present in time for Christmas Eve?

Can you see the burn marks. The vital words from the letter are ruined. How can Santa find the perfect gift for young Amy?

First he asks the elves but they are SO busy so the chief elf who has the delightful name of Elfalfa Higglesbottom Senior, asks Boggins to help. All that is left in the toy cupboard is a box of coal. But Amy was on the 'nice' list - this cannot be the right gift. So next Santa writes to Mr Polar Bear but this gift is enormous - perfect for a polar bear but not right for Amy. Surely the reindeer will know. All of the reindeer 'put their antlers together' and decide the perfect present is a carrot! I love the tone of their letter to Santa:

Howdy Mister S
So good to hear from you dude. We've just been surfing some clouds ready for the big night. Dancer dinged her antlers on a star doing an epic dive. It was so awesome. ... Wish I could see your face when you open this parcel. It's gonna blow your mind (and beard).

See ya later!

Peace out

Chief

The Chief Reindeer

Amy does receive a present at Christmas and I know the final letter will give your young reading companion a huge smile.

Emma Yarlett has done it again with another brilliant book featuring beautifully fold-out letters that are a joy to discover. This time, it's the clever use of letters to Santa - and letters to and from Santa and his team of experts - that help the story develop, and as the gifts for Amy multiply (a scarf, a carrot, some coal) young readers may be able to guess what might happen in the end. A heartwarming picture book with a special interactive element that makes it all the more fun. BookTrust

This book was published in 2020 and a new paperback edition was published in 2023. The best thing about the book design, apart from the fire singed letter, is the way the letters open as flaps. This means the precious letters cannot be lost by young borrowers as can be the case with a book like The Jolly Christmas Postman. Here is the book trailer. You can see inside this book on the author web page.

The companion volume to Santa Post is Dragon Post. You should look for this book because 2024 is the Year of the Dragon.