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The Wild Christmas Reindeer
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Jan Brett
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.
Paperback, 32 pages
Published
October 5th 1998
by Putnam Publishing Group
(first published 1990)
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children and parents who need to speak more gently and kindly
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fairy-tales,
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Jan Brett is one of those children's book illustrators whose work is instantly recognizable. I can't think of any artist I've seen attempt to imitate his (her?) uniquely Scandinavian style. He/She uses dark outlines to set off the major figures and objects, but then uses finely brushed detail in blossoming colors to draw the viewer into the paintings. The margins and borders are always richly ornamented, and often contain tidbits and scenes that amount to a mini story in themselves. In this Chri...more
I am so relieved to find a Jan Brett book that I finally loved! Her illustrations are beyond gorgeous, but the other few books I've read just didn't grab me. Now I get it though! The neat thing about this book is that there are 2 simultaneous stories going on. The main story is about Teeka who must find and train eight wild reindeer to lead Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. It is a sweet story about the effectiveness of being a patient and gentle leader rather than being a taskmaster. Teeka...more
I've heard a lot of thoughts on this book, and a lot of mixed opinions. Personally, I love this book. It's been a favorite for years. We'll bring it out and read it every year without a doubt!
I've seen a lot of people try and describe the meaning of this book. Many people seem to think that it's about how to treat animals, but I think they're missing the point. Teeka is so determined that she's going to show Santa how wonderful she is at bringing the reindeer in that she just trie...more
I've seen a lot of people try and describe the meaning of this book. Many people seem to think that it's about how to treat animals, but I think they're missing the point. Teeka is so determined that she's going to show Santa how wonderful she is at bringing the reindeer in that she just trie...more
I love Brett's illustrations and Logan really likes poring over the details in them. This isn't one of our favorites though in terms of the story. Teeka, one of Santa's elves, is scheduled to be the one to re-tame the reindeer this year after they've spent all year running wild. The thing is, she has no idea how to treat animals. She decided to be "firm," which means she spends the majority of the book yelling at them, tugging the around, combing them too hard, and not paying any atten...more
The Wild Christmas Reindeer is a picturebook written for Primary readers.
The book tells the story of a young child chosen by Santa to round up the reindeer needed to help fly his sleigh Christmas Eve. The reindeer have been running wild since the previous Christmas which makes for a difficult time getting them to behave.
The Wild Christmas Reindeer is not a traditional Christmas book. While the setting is the North Pole and there are reindeer to pull Santa's sleigh, ther...more
The book tells the story of a young child chosen by Santa to round up the reindeer needed to help fly his sleigh Christmas Eve. The reindeer have been running wild since the previous Christmas which makes for a difficult time getting them to behave.
The Wild Christmas Reindeer is not a traditional Christmas book. While the setting is the North Pole and there are reindeer to pull Santa's sleigh, ther...more
This is a very sweet story about a girl who lives near the North Pole who's job it is to collect the reindeer from the wild and teach them how to work together to pull Santa's sleigh. It's refreshing to have a different kind of Christmas story. Although Santa is in this book, he's not in it till the very end and the focus is on the girl. I love that on each page, their is a sidebar with a countdown to Christmas, showing elves doing various jobs to make toys. I think my daughter loved looking at ...more
This book is about a girl named Teeka who is in charge of getting Santa's reindeer together and trained by Christmas eve so that Santa can deliver presents. She starts by being aggressive and tough with the reindeer and the reindeer do not take well to her behavior. In the end when she apologizes and approaches the reindeer in a nicer way, the reindeer behave and work with Teeka to be ready for Santa.
I would use this book, not only because it's holiday themed, but also because it could te...more
I would use this book, not only because it's holiday themed, but also because it could te...more
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Title: The Wild Christmas Reindeer
Author: Jan Brett
Genre: Children’s
Challenges: PB & J Challenge, 101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge, A to Z Reading Challenge, The Year Of Readers – 2009, Pages Read Challenge, Young Reader's Challenge 2009, Read a Book a Month Challenge, Summer Vacation Reading Challenge 2009, Summer Reading Challenge 2009, 2009 Support Your Local Library, 20 Books in 2009, 100+ Reading Challenge – 2009, Christmas in July, What an Animal II,...more
Author: Jan Brett
Genre: Children’s
Challenges: PB & J Challenge, 101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge, A to Z Reading Challenge, The Year Of Readers – 2009, Pages Read Challenge, Young Reader's Challenge 2009, Read a Book a Month Challenge, Summer Vacation Reading Challenge 2009, Summer Reading Challenge 2009, 2009 Support Your Local Library, 20 Books in 2009, 100+ Reading Challenge – 2009, Christmas in July, What an Animal II,...more
Jan writes AND illustrates her books. She does a really great job with it. Even if you've outgrown children's books, it's still fun to look at the artwork. I enjoy this title, and also Annie and the Wild Animals. The story draws you in, and both young and adult readers will have fun seeing the reindeer's mishaps. I recommend this book to read to young kids when they come over.
As Christmas draws closer, I remember this well loved (and much read) book from my teenaged daughter's childhood.
Lovely, beautiful illustrations and a charming story. I would recommend this for any parent of a 3-10 year old (and maybe older!) for family Christmas reading. My well-worn copy will be coming out of storage very soon!
Lovely, beautiful illustrations and a charming story. I would recommend this for any parent of a 3-10 year old (and maybe older!) for family Christmas reading. My well-worn copy will be coming out of storage very soon!
Teeka wanted get the reindeer ready for Christmas Eve, but she was mean to them, so they didn't work hard for her and got all Tangled up. Then she said she was sorry and they forgave her. They were all ready for Santa on Christmas Eve. We learned that being nice is more important than being mean.
Teeka is the main character in this book. She is helping Santa get the reindeer ready to fly and she was trying very hard, but she is having a bit of trouble and so are the reindeers! Can she get herself out of this mess and be in time for Christmas?? Beautiful art by Jan Brett.
I think the illustrations deserve five stars. The story is not that exciting and deserves only three stars. It is about a girl elf who takes care of Santa's reindeer, which interestingly have names like Heather, Tundra, and Twilight--not anything like Blitzen or Rudolph.
This young boy has a problem on his hands- and must prepare the reindeer for Santa. Great book for Christmas time. I wouldn't use this book unless it was Christmas- also I think this book is a great book for the students to make hypothesis about the story.
We borrowed a kit from our local library which included this audiocassette, narrated by Randye Kaye and a paperback book with ISBN 0698116526. We'd had this one on hold for over a month and it just came in. Unfortunately, the book was missing the first few pages, but we still enjoyed listening to the story and catching up with the book when we could. The story was good, but as always, Jan Brett's illustrations are amazing. We enjoyed listening to this story together.
Cute story and an easily understood moral for a young child. However, what's with the reindeer names? These are suppose to be Santa's reindeer so they really should be called Prancer and Vixon, etc.
I love pictures by Jan Brett. I had to simplify the story for my 2 year old since there is a fair amount of text. The story is very cute and with a good message. There's lots to see in the border illustrations
Teeka must get these wild reindeer ready to pull the sleigh, but screaming at them is not working. Best part: Beautiful pictures, learning how to teach. Ages 5-10.
This is one of my favorite books by Jan Brett. I have loved it since I was a child, and I still do! The story is funny, creative, and well-illustrated.
This was a gift, so we were obligated to keep it. The pictures are pretty and super detailed, but I hate the mean talking throughout.
This author's drawings are fabulous. The kids love all the little drawings in the margins that tell separate little stories.
Well, we just love Jan Brett's illustrations... there's so much to see and talk about than just the story.
I love the intricacy of Jan Brett illustrations. This is a definite favorite in our Christmas stash.
I think Hazel liked the side pictures better than the story. The illustrations are great.
Good story. The book will show children that it is important to be patient, and treat animals kindly.
My grandmother gave me this book when I was little, and I fell in love with it.
Pictures as lovely as ever; didn't like the story very much.
Jan Brett's stories are always a treasure.
My son brought this home from the school library and read it to everyone before bed. Sweet story. Beautiful illustrations.
a Jan Brett must read each year!
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With over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
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