Uncles and Antlers

Marc Notes: A Richard Jackson book.; Once a year, every year, the seven uncles gather. Shaggy coats/ scarves of red/ Two tall antlers/ on each head. Is it their niece they've come to see? Surely, yes. Is it their job they've come to do? Most definitely. And is she eager to join in the fun? Absolutely!. Brief Description: This original Christmas book ponders what Santa's reindeer do during the off-season. All are uncles to the eighth member of the team, and their niece awaits with anticipation as each uncle shows up to work right on time on Christmas Eve. Full color. Brief Description: Once a year, every year, the seven uncles gather. Shaggy coats/ scarves of red/ Two tall antlers/ on each head. Is it their niece they've come to see? Surely, yes. Is it their job they've come to do? Most definitely. And is she eager to join in the fun? Absolutely!Publisher Marketing: Grab the reins of this Christmas counting story starring eight wacky reindeer who make up a happy family--and help Santa fly his sleigh--illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca. "Shaggy coats, scarves of red. Two tall antlerson each head." Get in the holiday spirit and count from one to eight in this playful tribute to a team of reindeer relatives, each quirky and fun, who help a certain jolly old man bring delight to children each year. Review Citations: Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 (EAN 9781481430180, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 09/27/2004 pg. 60 (EAN 9780689864698, Hardcover) Kirkus Review - Children 11/01/2004 pg. 1055 (EAN 9780689864698, Hardcover) School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 63 (EAN 9780689864698, Hardcover) Booklist 12/01/2004 pg. 664 (EAN 9780689864698, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2005 pg. 58 (EAN 9780689864698, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Wheeler, Lisa LISA WHEELER is the author of several award-winning picture books, including Sixteen Cows, One Dark Night, and Mammoths On the Move, which recently received a Parent's Choice Recommended Award. She lives near Detroit, Michigan. www.lisawheelerbooks.comContributor Bio:  Floca, Brian Brian Floca is the author and illustrator of "Locomotive", winner of the 2013 Caldecott Medal; "Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11", a Robert F. Sibert Honor Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Book; "Lightship", also a Sibert Honor Book; and "Racecar Alphabet", an ALA Notable Children's Book. He has illustrated Avi's Poppy Stories, Kate Messner's Marty McGuire novels, and Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan's "Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring", a Sibert Honor Book and winner of the Orbis Pictus Award. You can visit him online at BrianFloca.com.