The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Joyce, William

Santa Calls

40 pp. | HarperCollins/Geringer | October, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-06-021133-4 $$16.95
1993

(2) K-3 A mysterious box from "S.C." holds a machine that flies Art Aimesworth, his Comanche pal, and his little sister Esther to the North Pole, where Santa sends Art on a mission to rescue Esther when she is kidnapped by the Dark Elves. The book, save Esther's surprise twist at the end, is vintage fifties boys' adventure, while the gallant art, some of it new for this edition, has Victorian echoes.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 1993