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We’re all familiar with the Christmas Reindeers Story. In fact, most of us grew up with it. Olive, The Other Reindeer is a classic Christmas Children Book that tells the story of a dog who thinks she is reindeer and thus she went to North Pole looking for Santa to help him as one of his reindeers!

The deluxe edition is larger than the original one published in 2007 and it comes with flaps to lift, spots to scratch and sniff, and a pop-up grand finale! This would definitely make a great Christmas gift for children who loves to read. Capture the spirit of Christmas with this meaningful story of Olive.

On the reviews side, you can be assured of the quality of this Christmas book for children as it has received raving reviews all the way from 2007! This is one Christmas book you can be guaranteed of in terms of quality and “entertainability” lol.

Here are some product info you might find useful.

Book Title: Olive, The Other Reindeer
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; Deluxe edition (September 27, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0811857190
ISBN-13: 978-0811857192
Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

Amazon.com Review

You won’t understand the premise of this book if you’ve never sung “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” so let’s start there. The carol begins, “Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer / had a very shiny nose / and if you ever saw it, / You would even say it glows / All of the other reindeer / used to laugh and call him names / They never let poor Rudolph / join in any reindeer games.” If you notice that “all of the other reindeer” sounds suspiciously like “Olive, the other reindeer,” you’ve discovered the source of Olive’s adventures! Olive is a dog. But when she hears this holiday tune, a bit of an identity crisis sets in. She decides she must be a reindeer and heads to the North Pole to see if she can join Santa’s reindeer team.

Olive gets to the North Pole just in time. Comet (the biggest reindeer) uses a piece of extra ribbon to tie Olive to the reindeers’ elaborate harness system. As the sleigh rose high in the sky, “Olive was surprised it was so easy to fly.” (The sight of a dog dangling beneath Santa’s sleigh will reduce readers to charmed giggles.) Despite Olive’s lack of flying ability and the unfortunate mishap caused by the reindeers’ distraction, she, in her inherent dogginess, proves to be useful as both a flute retriever and a cookie smeller.

From Kirkus Reviews

Instead of the lyric, “All of the other reindeer,” Olive the pup hears something else on the radio: “Olive, the other reindeer.” She concludes that she is to be Santa’s canine helper, so heads up to the North Pole, to join the Christmas Eve flight. Dangling from a ribbon tied to Comet’s reins, Olive looks more like a stray ornament than a reindeer, but her doggy talents of chewing, sniffing, and fetching rescue Father Christmas from multiple mishaps. The story is as slight as they come, but the art sings a song all its own. Seibold’s gregarious cartoons create an avocado-and-tomato colored cartoon Christmas in which little details shine: In a scene of flutes falling out of the sky and into a snow bank, a cutaway shows a surprised bunny awaking to find its burrow pierced by a silver shaft. Children will like the sophisticated art, even without a tight storyline. (Picture book. 4-8) — Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. –This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

J.otto Seibold has illustrated, and in some cases also written, 15 books for children, including Quincy, the Hobby Photographer; Penguin Dreams; and the Mr. Lunch books. He lives in San Francisco.

Vivian Walsh is the author of nine books for children, including Penguin Dreams, Gluey, and the Mr. Lunch books. She lives in San Francisco.

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