Dasher: How a Brave Little DOE Changed Christmas Forever
DASHER MATT TAVARES CANDLEWICK PRESS
For Luke and Levi Special thanks to Willow and Holly the reindeer at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham Massachusetts Dave Banks Benjamin and Everett Coplemans Rosemary Stimola Katie Cunningham Maryellen Hanley and everyone at Candlewick Press who helped bring this book to life
YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE STORY of how a certain red-nosed reindeer was chosen to guide Santa's sleigh one foggy Christmas Eve You've probably heard of the eight other reindeer too Maybe you can even remember all their names But you might be surprised to hear that there was a time long ago when Santa's sleigh was pulled not by a team of reindeer but by a single horse named Silverbell In those days Santa didn't have quite as many toys to deliver as he does now But over the years as more and more children believed in the magic of Christmas Santa's list grew longer and longer And his sleigh grew heavier and heavier Santa knew that pretty soon dear old Silverbell was going to need some help This is the story of how an ordinary family of reindeer became the most famous animals in the world And it never would have happened if it weren't for a brave young doe named Dasher
