Author: Henrik Drescher
Genre: Christmas / Animal / Traveling / Magic
Year Published: 1984
Year Read: 2005
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Books
Source: Library
Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Nothing Objectionable)
Buy or Add on: Amazon // Goodreads
Now, as you have noticed, I am a huge fan of Henrik Drescher’s works as his works
are truly creative and surreal at the same time! Well, I have just dug up this
treasure called “Looking for Santa
Claus” and it is probably Henrik
Drescher’s most heartwarming and soothing picture book that was ever
created!
There once was a little girl named Maggie who had three
aunts who were selfish and mean and they also hated Christmas. One night, Maggie’s three aunts sent her out
in the cold to dig Blossom the cow out of the snow and Blossom the cow offered
Maggie a chance to find Santa Claus. So,
both Maggie and Blossom flew away from the aunts’ house to find Santa Claus.
Let me just explain my feelings on this book in just THREE WORDS: HEARTWARMING, GORGEOUS and CREATIVE! Henrik
Drescher has certainly done a fantastic job on both writing and
illustrating this book as it was an extremely creative experience! Henrik
Drescher’s is short and simple as there are mostly about one sentence on
each page, however the story itself is truly heartwarming as Maggie wants to
bring in Santa Claus to show her mean aunts the true meaning of Christmas and I
loved the scenes where Maggie comes across several different characters who
looked like Santa Claus, but were not really Santa Claus (such as a lonesome
Cossack named Igor who is from Russia and a shepherd named Frits who is from
Switzerland). It was also interesting that Blossom the Cow somehow has the
ability to fly around the world, even though it was never mentioned in the book
about how she is able to fly, but in the subtext of this book, this is an issue
that is best left out! Henrik Drescher’s illustrations are
even more gorgeous in this book as the characters look a bit more realistic
than what we usually see of his work (but this book was one of his earlier
projects during the 80s along with “Simon’s
Book” and “The Strange Appearance of
Howard Cranebill”). I loved the way that Henrik Drescher made the illustrations give off glowing colors such
as the characters being reflected underneath the moonlight as it really made
the illustrations look truly beautiful.
I also loved the scenes of Blossom the Cow and Maggie flying off in the
night as they looked mesmerizing in the night sky.
Overall, “Looking for
Santa Claus” is easily one of Henrik
Drescher’s most beautiful books and is a fantastic book for children who
enjoy Christmas! For other Henrik Drescher titles, I would
recommend:
Pat the Beastie
Love the Beastie
The Strange
Appearance of Howard Cranebill
Simon’s Book
Look-Alikes
Books illustrated by Henrik Drescher:
The Gruesome Guide to
World Monsters
The Fool and the
Flying Ship
Runaway Opposites
No Plain Pets
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