Big Snowshoe tells his little brother that the animals' Santa is coming with presents for everyone, but Little Snow has never seen him, so why believe? The forest animals trade guesses about who he could be, and then, on Christmas Eve, the animals' Santa arrives in a way that makes a believer out of Little Snow, and of every child listening.

Jan Brett paints this snowy world the way only she can, every spread thick with detail, from the animals' woven vests to the birch forest under the northern stars, with her signature borders hinting at what comes next. This board book edition puts the modern Christmas classic into thick pages small hands can turn without tearing.

Publisher age guidance is 1 to 3, which makes it the rare Christmas story that works before a child is ready for the full picture book, and the publisher calls it a perfect stocking stuffer. We agree.