Dasher: How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever -- Matt Tavares, Hardcover

From the celebrated creator of Red and Lulu comes the story of a brave little doe who meets Santa and changes Christmas forever.

Dasher is an adventurous young reindeer with a wish in her heart. She spends her days with her family under the hot sun in a traveling circus, but she longs for a different life -- one where there is snow beneath her hooves and the North Star above her head. One day, when the opportunity arises, Dasher seizes her destiny and takes off in pursuit of the life she wants to live. It's not long before she meets a nice man in a red suit with a horse-drawn sleigh -- a man named Santa. And soon, with the help of a powerful Christmas wish, nothing will be the same.

Author: Matt Tavares
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/10/2019
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.12lbs
Size: 9.50h x 10.80w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781536201376
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 504853 / Dasher


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 10/07/2019
School Library Journal 10/25/2019 pg. 1
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2019 pg. 35
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of Crossing Niagara, Henry Aaron's Dream, There Goes Ted Williams, Becoming Babe Ruth, and Growing Up Pedro, as well as Zachary's Ball, Oliver's Game, and Mudball. He is the illustrator of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Over the River and Through the Wood, Lady Liberty by Doreen Rappaport, The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup, and Jubilee! by Alicia Potter. Most recently he wrote and illustrated the modern Christmas tale Red and Lulu. Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine.