Peef the Christmas Bear

This book is cute. Adorable, if you will. I am a 15-year-old boy who just used the words "cute" and "adorable". That's right. I have strayed from the stereotype of a teenager being "too cool" to think anything's cute. Tom Hegg's tale found a way into my heart. Right from the beginning, you can tell the story's going to be good. With the ryhming lines, colorful illustrations, and warm mood, you can't help but read on. In a nutshell, Santa calls upon his elves to aquire different fabrics, with which Santa makes an adorable (there's that word again!) teddy bear. Peef, the Christmas Bear loved dooing oddjobs around the workshop for the Big Guy, but being among these toys made him long for a child to hold him. Watch your entire family's faces light up as you read this beautiful story to them during December (or even Christmas Eve!). This book has the special kind of magic which makes it last through the generations, so that your grandchildren's grandchildren will feel the same joy that you felt when you read it for the first time. Don't miss out on this masterpiece.

Peef is a wonderful, heartwarming story of love and letting go to fulfill a dream. The illustrations with their vibrant colors help bring the story to life. It has become a Christmas tradition in our house to read Peef on Christmas Eve.

I had the honor of reading Christmas books to children at the Festival of Trees and Lights in Des Moines, Iowa, to kick off this Christmas season. The children selected Peef: The Christmas Bear for me to read. I had never read this story before. What a tender story! The children were so attentive! By the time I reached the last two pages, I was not sure I could finish the story! I was quite teary eyed! I continued to read it to other childrne throughout the evening. We had the bear to hold during the story. Guess what, when you push his belly, he does go PEEF! This is a must read! You will get in the holiday spirit! Read it to others, and I promise you they will say Thank You!

I came across this book during a shopping expedition earlier this month. The cover caught my eye and begged to be previewed. As I stood in the store reading the story, I had tears in my eyes. What a wonderful story sharing and caring.

No matter how many times I have read this book I can't get through it without getting all choked-up. The illustrations are beautiful and the story is heartwarming.