Diane Bostick

Santa's Choice and Reindeer Training Diane Bostick

Imagine Santa had always delivered toys by himself. One day as he worked he realized it was too much to do alone. First he had to build his sleigh. Then he needed helpers to pull it though the key on Christmas Eve. The children's of the world depended on him.

He called all the animals together and they tried hard to prove themselves as the best for him. In 'Santa's Choice' Santa greets the animals to find out, not all are suited to the job. The elephant is too heavy and would cave in the roof of the house. Then, there was the monkey who made Santa laugh so hard, no work could get done!

Out of all the animals, Santa picked the ones that were strong and silent. They even had antlers that looked like frosted pine trees.

The reindeer were the winners, but Santa didn't know what he was getting into. In 'Reindeer Training', Santa finds he must train seven reindeer that are all girls. Watch them in Santa's village as they test the jolly old soul with demands and games. One reindeer gets too much fan mail, and doesn't want to pull the sleigh. Another reindeer doesn't want to "muss her face" with the harness. Santa puts his foot down and then they finally decide to work together. They complete flying lessons, and proudly help Satna deliver gifts on Christmas Eve. Funny, colorful, and heartwarming, these two stories with thrill kids from 1 to 91.