illustrated by Reisie Lonette

©1965 by Western Publishing Co, Inc.

A Whitman Big Tell-a-Tale book

a city setting - looks like London or Boston. the moon on the breast of the new fallen snow shows what looks like a park with lampposts and a footbridge. three children in the family, two girls and a boy. a family dog, as big as a man, never appears in the story until Santa's in the house. Santa admires reflection in mirror as story talks about eyes how they twinkle etc. fairies fly around as the smoke encircles his head like a wreath. not sure of the artist's medium - may be chalk or pastels? given by Sarah, Christmas 2021. She took a chance that we didn't have it - and she was right!