How The Easter Bunny Saved Christmas Reviews
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From
Publishers Weekly
What if Santa couldn't make his appointed Christmas Eve rounds? Anderson
(the Little Quack series) imagines this unthinkable scenario by providing
the jolly man in red with a seemingly suitable understudy: the Easter
Bunny, also known for his travel-the-world-in-one-night act. The well-meaning
though misguided cotton-tail fellow soon finds that Santa's are big
boots to fill. Luckily the accompanying reindeer act as loyal helpers,
ensuring the holiday goes off with hardly a hitch. Not a completely
new premise, but a lighthearted one likely to tickle younger readers'
funnybones. All ages. (Oct.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
From
Kirkus Reviews
When Santa is
injured by a falling toy train on Christmas Eve, Mrs. Claus phones
the Easter Bunny to save the day. This Easter Bunny is a slightly
wacky fellow with more than a passing resemblance to another white
rabbit who is always late. A new team of reindeer are anxious about
their first Christmas Eve, and they don't take kindly to the sudden
change in drivers or to the Easter Bunny's lack of knowledge of proper
toy-delivery etiquette. (He follows Santa's written directions too
literally in Amelia-Bedelia fashion and places the gifts in the wrong
place, such as under a tree outside, instead of under the Christmas
tree.) After the Easter Bunny is slightly injured in the line of duty,
the reindeer realize that they too must pitch in save the holiday by
individually flying bags of gifts to each house. A fast pace, broad
humor and silly puns add to the effort, as do the super-sized illustrations
in neon-bright, jewel tones, but the overall effect is rather frenetic.
(Picture book. 3-6)