“If you ever get lost, just look
for the North Star.”
With only one sleep left before Christmas Eve, Dasher can’t
contain her excitement for her favorite holiday. With the
sound of Christmas carols on the breeze and twinkling
lights radiating from a nearby city, she sneaks off to visit
the festivities. But as night deepens and snow starts to fall,
Dasher realizes she can no longer spot the North Star in
the sky to lead her home. Will the kindness of a child, an
unexpected gift, and a dose of Christmas spirit get her back
in time to help guide Santa’s sleigh? The New York Times
best-selling creator of Dasher has crafted another delightful
journey, full of giving, joy, and holiday magic.
Matt Tavares is the author-illustrator of the
New York Times best-selling picture book
Dasher, as well as Red and Lulu, the graphic
novel Hoops, and several sports biographies,
including Becoming Babe Ruth and Growing
Up Pedro. He is also the illustrator of Twenty-One Steps:
Guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Jeff Gottesfeld,
The Gingerbread Pirates by Kristin Kladstrup, ’Twas the Night
Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore, and Over the River
and Through the Wood by L. Maria Child, among many other
picture books. Matt Tavares lives in Ogunquit, Maine.
