What Santa Can't Do

What can't Santa do? Lots of things!

He can never buy enough reindeer biscuits.

He can't wait to try out the new toys.

He can't stop smiling.

And, just like you and me,

Santa can't wait for...well, you'll see!

Publishers Weekly

Humans don't have a lock on playing Santa, it seems; all creatures great and small, extinct or fantastic, can't get enough of Christmas. Falling in step with this duo's previous collaborations (What Dads Can't Do, etc.), their Santa has the requisite red suit and white beard, but he just happens to be a bright green dinosaur who can't shave ("No one would know him"), drive a car ("That would hurt the reindeer's feelings") or wear Bermuda shorts (he must adhere to his dress code)-and, in the upbeat finale, readers learn that he "can't wait for Christmas!" The breezy text has an underlying warmth, and Cushman's grinning dinos in human togs are good for a hearty ho ho ho. Ages 3-8. (Oct.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Douglas Wood is the author of A Quiet Place as well as the New York Times bestselling Can't Do series. His books Old Turtle and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth were both international bestsellers. He lives in a cabin in the woods of Minnesota. A studied naturalist, Douglas shares his knowledge of nature as a wilderness guide.