Review by Booklist Review
Max sneaks downstairs on Christmas Eve to wait for Santa Claus, even though his sister tells him that no one ever sees Santa. (O 15 86)
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review
Glad tidings for Max fansthe bunny of board-book fame now stars in his first picture book. Sister Ruby has to drag Max up the steps, scrub his face with a washcloth and remind him to ``Spit, Max,'' as he brushes his teeth. It's Christmas Eve, and Max has a lot of questions about Santa Clausquestions Ruby answers with a ``Because!'' Not satisfied, the curious bunny sneaks downstairs to wait for the man in red. A bunny-angel at the top of the tree looks on as Santa himself answers some of Max's questions. But he, too, resorts to a ``Because!'' Max falls asleep. The next day, Ruby has queries of her own when she finds Max on the couch with a lap full of Christmas presents. Max's main answer? ``Because!'' Young readers will want to join resoundingly in that last lineone of the adult world's most ungratifying responses. Wells's pudgy bunnies and delightfully understated story will inspire year-round cravings for candy canes and early yearnings for yule logs. (3-7) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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Review by Horn Book Review
The now classic story of Max's encounter with Santa Claus on Christmas Eve has been reissued as a board book. The format is slightly larger than the original, and the cover art is new, but otherwise the content is unchanged. Those old enough to understand the sly humor are too old to chew on the book, but the transition from hardcover to board book, if unnecessary, has not hurt [cf2]Max's Christmas[cf1] in the slightest. From HORN BOOK Spring 1999, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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