When Will Santa Come?

by Harriet Ziefert, Claire Schumacher

All the young animals in the forest wonder when Santa Claus will bring their presents

Genres: Christmas

16 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1991

About the author

Harriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.

For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.

"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year.

Reviews

[Addia Ochweri · Rating 1 out of 5]

I thought it was cool that in this book there were little tabs to look under while reading the story. But I felt like this book was repetitive and did not have much substance to the story. I think this is a good book for a kid who was asking the question when will Santa come because it gives a clear answer for them and what they have to do.