Why Does Santa Ride Around in a Sleigh?

Dec 1, 2025 6:18 AM

Author:Kay Woodward

The perfect stocking gift! Why Does Santa Ride Around in a Sleigh? answers all those Christmas mysteries you always wanted to know!

A cool Christmas-themed book for girls and boys that explains the reasons for and the stories behind our festive celebrations and traditions. Why does Father Christmas have three different names? Was there ever really a Good King Wenceslas? Why do we eat mince pies? These questions and many more are answered along with a fun make-and-do Christmas activity. Entertaining and informative, the book is illustrated throughout in black and white.

Kay Woodward has written many bestselling books for Puffin, including Robot Wars: The Ultimate Guide, The Big Jungle Hunt, Hooray for Piglet and the My Secret World books. Kay lives in Hove, East Sussex.

Reviews

Complete collywobbles!

—— The Gazoo's Gazette

Bong! Boo! Ping! Clang!

—— The Daily Ning Nang Nong

Nonsense! Off with their heads!

—— The Queen of Hearts

If you're feeling low, this book'll cheer you up big time

—— Mizz

This book will get drawn all over and it will be absolutely adored. It hugely encourages a child’s creativity and really brings books to life

—— Becky Goddard-Hill , family-budgeting.co.uk

This is a brave and successful attempt to help readers understand a complex, topical situation in our real world

—— The Bookseller

Thought-provoking book with sensitivity, wit and warmth . . . Its admirable message comes wrapped in a fast-paced and exciting adventure story populated with well-rounded characters

—— Irish Times

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