Bestselling author Jerry Pallotta reveals how and why Santa Claus selected the perfect animals--reindeer--to pull his sleigh on Christmas Eve.<br><br>Santa Claus has a big job to do on Christmas Eve, and he needs a team to help with the sleigh. He tries out a myriad of thirteen different kinds of animals, including tigers (but they almost eat him) , mice (too weak) , kangaroos (too jumpy) , turtles (too slow) , cheetahs (too fast) , rhinos (too rough) , and even monkeys (too playful) . But what about... reindeer? Perfect!<br><br>This humorous peek behind the scenes at the North Pole is told in Jerry Pallotta's kid-friendly style and beautifully illustrated in glorious color by David Biedrzycki.
