Christmas is coming, and Maxie has wishes. "Mommy, I wish Santa would come by helicopter." So begins a loving, charmingly illustrated give-and-take between a boy and his mother, in which his fantasies run wild and she sweetly brings him back to reality again. When he hopes that Santa will help them trim their tree, Mom wonders: "Then, Maxie, who would trim Santa's tree?" When he longs to have Santa join them for dinner, Mama points out that a jolly, roly-poly man and his 8 reindeer would eat quite a lot. But, of course, holiday dreams do come true, and maybe, on Christmas morn, Santa will be there.

There are 28 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2005 by Sterling Juvenile .

* Harriet Ziefert is a major force in children's publishing and has worked with some of the finest artists in the world. Her books are favourites with children, parents, teachers, librarians and booksellers.