Ever wonder how Santa Claus got his start? According to this humorous picture book, he was born to a grumpy North Pole family, the youngest of five children. Unlike his miserable siblings, little red-suited Santa loved playing in the snow, baking gingerbread, and climbing up the family's chimney. Just as the family is ready to move to Florida, they find themselves snowed in, and jolly little Santa volunteers to climb up the chimney to look for help. Along the way he rescues a flying reindeer trapped in the snow and shimmies down the chimney of the first house he finds, which turns out to be full of industrious elves, who build him a sleigh. Much of the humor in Agee's story comes from the rationales he devises for the familiar but over-the-top characteristics of the Santa Claus we know today. His illustrations offer an amusing counterpoint between upbeat little Santa and his grouchy Florida-bound family, as well as many unspoken details, such as how the elves transform the Claus family's otherwise humdrum lives. (Ages 3-6)

What was Santa like as a kid? Award-winning author/illustrator Jon Agee brings us the funny, playful answer in this Christmas picture book—now available as a board book.

Little Santa loves the North Pole. The rest of his family? Not so much. So, when they decide to move to Florida, Santa is miserable. Lucky for him, a blizzard foils their plans. The only way out of the house is up the chimney. Up goes Santa, to look for help, and along the way, he meets a reindeer and a large group of elves, who are more than eager to join in the rescue!

With the sly humor of Jon Klassen and the read-aloud pleasure of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the hardcover edition of Little Santa is already on its way to becoming a Christmas classic. Simple, bold illustrations and a smaller trim size make this board book edition the perfect way to share this story with Santa's littlest fans.