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A holiday classic by the author of Danny and the Dinosaur, available again - and now with full-color art!Milton the moose wants to help pull Santa's sleigh. "I have never used a moose before," says Santa, "but I'm willing if you are." At first, clumsy Milton is not very good at landing on roofs. But when Santa's sleigh becomes too heavy for the tired reindeer, Milton comes to the rescue. This reissued edition is a funny holiday twist on Santa and his reindeer by Syd Hoff, celebrated author of Danny and the Dinosaur.Santa's Moose is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
About the Author
Whether you're seven or seventy, the chances are you've probably come in contact with one of his many books (150 plus) , or cartoons that have appeared in over 200 magazines in the course of his lifetime, including Laugh it Off which was syndicated for 20 years. His comic strip Tuffy, about a little girl who did funny things, was declared essential for national morale during WWII by William Randolph Hearst. Syd has worked in diverse genres. He had the distinct honor of working with Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen as a contributor of short fiction writing. He was awarded national advertising commissions for large companies such as Chevrolet, Maxwell House Coffee and others. He had his own TV show (Tales of Hoff on CBS) , traveled the world as entertainment on cruise ships and entertained children and teachers in schools and libraries across the country.
