JINGLE JUMBLE SANTA, a board book for the newest little lap-reader

JINGLE JUMBLE SANTA
SPENCER WILSON (artist)
Happy Yak (non-affiliate Bookshop.org link)
$9.99 board book, available now

Rating: 5* of five

The Publisher Says: Jingle-Jumble Santa features Santa as you’ve never seen him before. Surfing Santa is funny on its own, let alone combined with skiing Santa’s legs! And picture chef Santa in his kitchen on top, combined with fishing Santa sitting in his boat... The final spread will show classic Christmas Santa all ready for Christmas Eve.

Have silly scrambled fun with these mix-and-match Santas that all have crazy, colourful personalities. Over 144 combinations to keep little ones entertained for hours.

In this wacky split-page board book, meet...
Jungle Santa! Zipping through the trees.
Keep-fit Santa! Working up a sweat.
Chef Santa! Cooking up a storm.

But also...
Jungle Santa! Cooking up a storm.
Keep-fit Santa! Zipping through the trees.
Chef Santa! Working up a sweat.

Featuring a dozen loveable Santas, this playful pre-school offering is full of humour, with the final page seeing Santa have a close call with a chimney on Christmas Eve...

Exciting matching game for laughing and bonding with your little one

Ideal Christmas gift for babies and toddlers

A precious keepsake from Christmas that can be re-read year-round

A crazy range of Santa characters to surprise and entertain

What’s the funniest Santa you can make? Read together at playtime or before bed! Or share with your friends and family to really crack them up laughing!
A delightfully silly book that makes an ideal Christmas gift for 1-4-year-olds, which will then be picked up from the shelf year-round for non-stop fun. Perfect for sitting down with your little one and laughing together at the crazy combinations you come up with. Fun, bright images to help keep kids entertained and distracted, and the interactive, split-page format makes this a quirky and exciting read for any time of day.

I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA EDELWEISS+. THANK YOU.

My Review: It's all in the gimmick. Flipping different parts of pages at different times in the read creates cute, unlikely Santas.

They're neither great art nor superb literature, but I can't think of too many better ways to entertain the newest arrival on St. Nicholas Night.

SKELETITOS: Make Every Moment Count, perfect for the littlest reader who longs for Halloween all year

SKELETITOS: Make Every Moment Count
SUSIE JARAMILLO
Encantos Media Studios
$12.99 board book, available now

Rating: 5* of five

The Publisher Says: Come enter the spooky-kooky, creepy-crawly, mysterious, and mischievous world of Skeletitos, where being on the other side of life is never an excuse for not having a good time!

Let the hands-on our clock set the pace for an hourly celebration of the ordinary and extraordinary. Tap your fingers or stomp your feet, no need to sit still. After all, before you know it, our time will be up!

Hard cover, lift-the-flap board book 6 x 6"

I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA NETGALLEY. THANK YOU.

My Review: A completely adorable board book for the youngest readers. The artwork is charming in the extreme:

...the message of not waiting for life to be perfect to enjoy every minute of it is perfect for little lap readers to take on board with the whimsical art and the cute little story about the skeletitos enjoying Día de los Muertos, so much a part of Hispanic culture...becoming more and more part of US Halloween season festivities!

The counting practice is the other point of appeal to parents. There is also the added appeal of talking to kids about analog time-telling, a skill it grows ever harder to help them acquire. Any little one who loves the fun and cosplay of Halloween is the right reader, or to be read to, for this delightful book.