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PRESCHOOL

Gomi, Taro

Presents Through the Window: A Taro Gomi Christmas Book

40 pp. | Chronicle | September, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4521-5138-0 $15.99

(2) PS Translated by Tadashi Yoshida. In this Japanese import, diminutive Santa (mustache, no beard, dressed in pink) arrives in a helicopter. He peeks through windows to see who's inside ("A zebra definitely lives here. / I'll leave him a scarf to match his stripes"). He's usually wrong, but Santa deserves some slack. The wittily placed die-cuts in Gomi's jewel-toned illustrations lead to the mix-ups--and brain-teasing surprises.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2016