8 Tiny Reindeer
An Advent Calendar Adventure
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In this modern tale, two elves help Santa save Christmas from an evil tech baron! In the not-too-distant future, Santa’s operation is automated with technology that makes the toys and delivers them. Santa has let go all but two of his elves and released his 8 tiny reindeer into the wild. Then, just days before Christmas, the tycoon who supplied the technology shuts down all Santa’s machines. He wants to take over Christmas! Santa’s only hope of saving the holiday are his 8 tiny reindeer — the secret to the magic of Christmas. But will the elves find them in time? Technology rules … until it doesn’t! Kids will root for Christmas the old-fashioned way!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"In the not-too-distant future," a white-presenting Santa has mechanized Christmas by using Quickbuck Industry's assembly machines and drones to deliver results; he's subsequently laid off most of the elves as well as all the reindeer. Noble steed Rudolph now works for pallid-skinned Larchmont Quickbuck, a nefarious tech baron who plans to further his takeover of the holiday by any means necessary. Realizing his error, Santa tries to right his wrongs; believing that only his eight reindeer can save Christmas, he sends his last two elf employees, pale-skinned Delfina and brown-skinned Elvis, to recover them. Hologram-abetted bait-and-switches and a secret robot infuse this tech-forward Christmas story with slapstick humor. Bold hues and minimal shading by Mohiudden (Princess Pru and the Ogre on the Hill) evoke classic comics and complement debut author Tinkler's physical comedy–filled narrative. Both a goofy jaunt and an earnest examination about the underappreciation of human connection and overreliance on technology, this secular tale, based on a podcast of the same name, posits that Christmas's heart originates from the many generous and hardworking individuals who make the holiday possible. Ages 7–10.
