'Looking for Santa Claus' was bought earlier this year but I truly wanted to save the book for this festive occasion!

The story is about how Maggie and her cow - Blossom - fly away to find Santa Claus in order to show her aunts how to celebrate the holiday again. In every corner of the Earth, they meet a Santa Clause lookalike with different names: Igor from Russia, Frits from Switzerland and Abdul from Egypt. Three strangers, Maggie and her three aunts with the lovely cow Blossom finally have a merry Christmas together after that journey. But what's about real Santa Claus, do you wonder how they can meet him? ;)

Even though Maggie's aunts were known to be sour and mean, the book is not intended to appear like another little Cinderella story but in fact, taking the little girl to the magical journey and let the joy burst forth.

I'm truly fond of the art of Hendrik Drescher in this book. His wobbly lines seem so messy at first but you can surely see the surprising movement out of it. The glowing effect in the moon and the sky are tremendous as to illustrate how good he blends watercolour and inking together. Last but not least: the way he adorned every frame in each spread wins my heart.

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