Fire truck Santa by Nic McPickle and Nathaniel Eckstrom

A very apt book published at the end of 2021, depicts Santa visiting children across Australia in his large very red fire truck.

Dedicated to all our wonderful volunteers, especially in this incredible time when fires raged across many parts of Australia, this very welcome addition to the range of books published at Christmas, will enthuse readers with the story  of kindness and helping others.

A nod to the iconic Christmas poem  "Twas the night before Christmas….” This story is of a great Aussie adventure as Santa, in his old and worn out fire truck, is delivering presents to all the children around the town. When something on the truck breaks down, the children are there to work out a solution. But when a final pop is heard the the truck seems to be finally totally broken down the problem seems insurmountable.

Nic McPickle and Nathaniel Eckstrom have combined together to create a funny Christmas story for everyone to enjoy. The story encapsulates the real meaning of Christmas, of hope and kindness of sharing and helping others. A funny, rollicking read aloud, children will ask that it be read again as they predict the rhyming words and enjoy scanning the pages for the detail Eckstrom includes.

Themes: Humour, Kindness, Sharing, Volunteers, Christmas.

Fran Knight