The Little Reindeer Book Review

Children’s books are a huge part of my life, and today, I review the dreamy picture book The Little Reindeer by Nicola Killen.

If you know me at all, you know I always have a stack of children’s books near me. I live, breathe, write, and revise children’s books these days. Kidlit even appears in my dreams some nights.

And today, I am reviewing a Christmas picture book.

My road to publication is still winding, and I am okay with that.

These days, I read a lot of blogs about kidlit. And I’m in the process of steering my blog in that direction, as well.

Today, I am reviewing a magical Christmas picture book as part of a blog series and blog tour with my critique group. My Critique Sisters and I will be reviewing books and hosting giveaways all week as part of The 7 Days of HoliYAY blog series!

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The 7 Days of HoliYAY!

Please follow all of us on Twitter by searching the hashtag #kidlitholiYAY, and you can enter all seven of the giveaways— not to mention read some great book reviews!

You’ll find the schedule of blog posts here. You won’t want to miss any of them! You will want to enter all the giveaways!

And Monday’s post is on Maryna’s blog. Enter her giveaway, too!

Wednesday’s post is on Sarah Meade’s blog. Enter away!

Thursday’s post is on Nicole Miller’s blog. Enter now!

Friday’s post is from Sarah Heaton. Read and enter!

And Saturday’s post is on Ciara O’Neal’s. Enter this one, too!

And last, but not least—Sunday’s post is a doozy! A critique giveaway on Maryna’s blog!

If you win my giveaway, I will buy The Little Reindeer from Amazon and have it shipped to your address. OR if you prefer to have me buy the book from an Indie bookstore where you can pick it up, I can do that! After all, buying from a small shop is always a better option!

This giveaway, as well as all the giveaways, will end on Sunday, December 6th at 7 P.M. Central Time (8 P.M. Eastern). My winner will be announced on Monday, December 7th.

And, I hope you stick around the rest of this week for The 7 Days of HoliYAY and a chance to win fun books and prizes!

*This giveaway is not sponsored and available to U.S. residents only.

My Critique Sisters and I have been writing together for two years. And I consider them my critique family. They are family. We build each other up and talk each other down from the proverbial ledge when rejections get to us. I adore them all. And, I am a better writer because of them. I also believe I critique manuscripts better because of these ladies.

You can read more of my children’s book reviews on Waco Moms.

And now for my review of:

The Little Reindeer by Nicola Killen

The Little Reindeer written and illustrated by Nicola Killen, was published in September 2017 by Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books.

Words like lovely and dreamy come to mind. The illustrations draw you in immediately as you follow a little girl named Ollie on a snowy adventure as she helps her new friend, a little lost reindeer, find his way.

This book is stuffed full of snowy-magical-goodness and begs to be read again and again so you can relive the Christmas magic.

This book reminds me of my childhood books that also had cutouts that uncover the story piece by piece and peek by peek.
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Yes, the black and white illustrations pull you into the snowy night with splashes of red. Simply stunning.

And what brings more Christmas spirit than jingling jangling of bells—reindeer bells!

Goodreads writes:

An enchanting Christmas story about a magical yet unlikely friendship between a little girl and a lost reindeer, lovingly told and illustrated with red foil highlights and interactive die cuts.

When a jingling sound wakes her from her sleep, a little girl’s dreams come true when she meets a lost reindeer in the forest. They set off on a magical adventure, and it becomes a Christmas never to forget. Nicola Killen’s evocative illustrations are sure to enchant in this beautiful book with die cut pages, foil, and flashes of festive red.

And once you fall in love with Ollie, you can read more books in the series —The Little Rabbit and The Little Kitten, along with many more books by the Cambridge author/illustrator Nicola Killen.

And, I spoke to Nicola Killen, and she told me she is working on yet another book in the Ollie series! How exciting! Congratulations, Nicola!

So, I hope you will check out The Little Reindeer, and the other Ollie books, from your local library. You should also buy a copy at your indie bookstore. And you will help the author and small shop owner!

Giveaway Rules!

You can win a copy of THE LITTLE REINDEER from me by:

Tweeting this post on Twitter using the hashtag #kidlitholiYAY

AND

Subscribing to my blog and commenting below.

And, I’ll give extra points for extra tweets and likes and comments on my Instagram post.

Don’t forget, these seven giveaways close on Sunday evening, December 6, and winners will be announced on Monday, December 7, on Twitter and my winner in the comments below.

I’ll send a copy to one lucky winner!

Please follow our blog tour for more book reviews.

Tomorrow, Sarah will review Santa and the Goodnight Train by June Sobel and Laura Heliska-Beith.

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And, here’s my Goodreads review of The Little Reindeer by Nicola Killen:

The Little Reindeer by Nicola Killen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Words like lovely and dreamy come to mind. The illustrations draw you in immediately as you follow a little girl named Ollie on a snowy adventure as she helps her new friend, a little lost reindeer, find his way.

This book is stuffed full of snowy-magical-goodness and begs to be read again and again so you can relive the Christmas magic. This book reminds me of my childhood books. Cutouts uncover the story piece by piece and peek by peek.

I love this and all of Nicola Killen’s Ollie books!

View all my reviews

So, thank you for reading, and good luck!

I hope for you Christmas joy and dreams of little reindeer!

~love and blessings

*Thank you to my friend, Pri, for the gif stickers used in this blog post!