Published by Candlewick
Summary: Dasher the reindeer is back in this follow-up to Matt Tavares’s 2019 book Dasher. Excited for Christmas, Dasher finds herself unable to sleep on the night of December 23 and goes off to look for adventure. She finds carolers singing around a Christmas tree and enjoys herself so much she doesn’t notice the snow moving in. When she realizes it’s time to go home, the storm is so thick that she can’t find her way. She winds up at the home of a young boy named Charlie who gives her a compass to guide her back north. Dasher makes it back just in time to take her place pulling Santa’s sleigh and makes sure that the jolly old elf has a compass to leave under Charlie’s tree. 40 pages; ages 4-8.
Pros: Another beautiful Christmas story from Matt Tavares that perfectly captures kids’ excitement about the holiday and all of its magic.
Cons: In my opinion, the best Matt Tavares Christmas book remains Red and Lulu.
Summary: Dasher the reindeer is back in this follow-up to Matt Tavares’s 2019 book Dasher. Excited for Christmas, Dasher finds herself unable to sleep on the night of December 23 and goes off to look for adventure. She finds carolers singing around a Christmas tree and enjoys herself so much she doesn’t notice the snow moving in. When she realizes it’s time to go home, the storm is so thick that she can’t find her way. She winds up at the home of a young boy named Charlie who gives her a compass to guide her back north. Dasher makes it back just in time to take her place pulling Santa’s sleigh and makes sure that the jolly old elf has a compass to leave under Charlie’s tree. 40 pages; ages 4-8.
Pros: Another beautiful Christmas story from Matt Tavares that perfectly captures kids’ excitement about the holiday and all of its magic.
Cons: In my opinion, the best Matt Tavares Christmas book remains Red and Lulu.