Hale, Bruce. Super Santa: The Science of Christmas. Illus. by Guy Francis. Harper, 09/2021. [32p.] $10.99. 978-0-06-298363-3.
In this comical story, Santa and his helpers prepare for gift delivery by calculating how fast they will need to go and how much weight he will need the sled to carry. For example, he visits about 200 million homes on the night, eats 400 million cookies and drinks 200 million glasses of milk. The detailed full color cartoon artwork adds charm and helps show the type of facts involved.
Hashimoto, Meika. The Wishing Tree. Illus. by Xindi Yan. Harper, 09/2021. [32p.] $14.99. 978-0-06-274716-7.
A small Black boy writes a letter to Santa, and the next day snow covers his town, and he finds a note that says “Bring Joy.” He inspires the town by decorating and caroling, so they all join Theo’s family for a Christmas dinner. The digitally-created artwork features deeply saturated colors and ethnically diverse townsfolk in this sweet story.
Penny Peck, San Jose State University iSchool
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