The Bear Santa Claus Forgot

by Diana Kimpton, Anna Kiernan (illustrator)

It's Christmas Eve and Santa Claus is delivering his last few toys. But when he lifts his sack, a small bear falls out. Now it's up to the bear to find his own way to the little girl who is waiting for him. Will he get to her in time for Christmas morning?

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction

32 pages, paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

I'm the author of more than forty books, including my successful Pony-Mad Princess series. I write for adults as well as children. and many of my books have been translated into other languages. My Amy Wild - Animal Talker series is popular in Japan, and the Japanese editions look fantastic.

I've always been pony-mad so it's not surprising that my favourite animals feature in many of my books. I even used my research for "There Must Be Horses" as an excuse to buy the horse I had always dreamed of owning. He's a Haflinger so he's a palomino who gets fat really easily.

I've recently started writing books to help other writers. "Plots and Plotting: how to create stories that work" has just been published, and I'm currently working on a sequel called "Scenes and Sentences". I'm also in the process of writing two more Amy Wild books so I'm very busy at the moment.

Reviews

[Rod Brown]

Rated "Indifferent" in our old book database, "Good" by Adelia.

A bear falls out of Santa's sack on Christmas Eve and has to make his own way to the stocking of the girl who is expecting him. A thin story is stretched out with some slapstick that will probably amuse kids; it tickled my daughter back in the day.

[Marta Veenhof]

Cute Christmas story about a bear that really wants to be gifted to a little girl in her Christmas stocking!

[Indah Threez Lestari]

402 - 2020

[Kimberly Souza]

Sweet story

[Franci]

#108 of 2021

#9 of 2021 Christmas / Holiday Reads

[Chris Hays]

My 4 year old son got a kick out of the bear being rolled around in the sleigh...yet overall this story is a bit of extra.

[Annamarie]

Not keeping

[Kathryn]

I'm afraid I found the story a bit tedious, though the illustrations are adorable, and while I like the idea of the toy bear being so dedicated to his intended owner that he tries so hard to get to her on Christmas Eve, I found it a little improbable that Santa could forget one of his presents since, you know, he sees you when you're sleeping and knows when you're awake and would, presumably, know if he forgot one of your presents!

[Claire]

Lovely feel-good Christmas story to read aloud - age 4 plus

[Sally]

Cute story that shows that love is blind.