Little Teeka thinks she has to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight, but when her bossy yelling only gets their antlers tangled up, Teeka soon tries another way. A "New York Times" bestseller--now in paperback! Full color.

Little Teeka thinks she has to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight, but when her bossy yelling only gets their antlers tangled up, Teeka soon tries another way. A "New York Times" bestseller--now in paperback! Full color.

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*