The great Christmas crisis - Kim Norman, illustrated by Jannie Ho

'Tis the month before Christmas and things aren't great. The elves are complaining, We're all running late! The candy-cane twister needs major repairs; there's not enough cotton to stuff the toy bears. The North Pole's in trouble: Santa MUST find out why. Told in fun rhyme and featuring embossed, spot-glossed pages, this festively bright book takes kids on an undercover mission with Santa himself and gives them an inside peek at what really goes on in the elves' workshop. This fun follow-up to The Great Reindeer Rebellion is as over-the-top and entertaining as its forerunner.