Review: If Mice Pulled the Sleigh

Review: If Mice Pulled the Sleigh

If Mice Pulled the Sleigh by Bill Barnsley, Mariano Epelbaum, Santa looking confused at a mouse on his hatWhat would happen if Santa’s sleigh wasn’t pulled by reindeer? Find out in this HILARIOUS picture book!

I was looking around for a cute picture book to read for Christmas, I have been reading quite a share of romance novellas in this month, but not so much picture books. I was hunting around when I came across this hilarious sounding book, and I knew I had to read this one!

In this oh so funny picture book we find out what would happen if other animals would pull the sleigh. For instance do you think mice would be a good option? I mean, it would be freaking cute, but mice just cannot lift that sleigh, oh no. I had a laugh at seeing the mice at least try before being distracted by some yummy cheese (to be fair, cheese is so good I would also be distracted). And then we get to see many other animals and see them doing their bestie (or, in some cases, not so their bestie given the dogs were just having way too much fun to care, haha). I loved going through the pages and see what animal would be next to try and pull the sleigh, you didn’t know what to expect. The funniest would be the 5th animal, oh my goodness, I had not expected that one. And no, I am not telling you what animal it is, go read the book if you are curious! The 6th animal was fun as well, but mostly because of the reference to another thing it brought.

The story ends, of course as the blurb already tells you, on why reindeer (8 or 9 depending on the weather) is just the best! I really loved the reasons, plus those reindeer looked majestic!

The illustrations were just OODLES of fun. They made me laugh, giggle, snicker, roll off my chair, and more. The facial expressions on Santa were just so on point and I love it. That poor Santa, he has been through a lot finding the right animal.

All in all, this was just such a delightful holiday picture book and I would definitely recommend it to all. Perfect for the upcoming days!

Star rating, 4.5 stars

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