Must Be Santa

October 1, 2011

PreS-Gr 2-Charming, colorful cartoon illustrations accompany the classic song written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredricks in 1960. Structured as a call-and-response, the first page poses the question, "Who's got a beard that's long and white?" A page turn reveals the answer "Santa's got a beard that's long and white." Some questions and answers are on the same page. After every other verse, the list of features is reiterated, e.g., "Cap on head, /suit that's red./Special night, /beard that's white" followed by the chorus, "Must be Santa!/Must be Santa!/Must be Santa! Santa Claus!" Music is not included. A nice addition for storytime or classroom use.-Diane Olivo-Posner, Los Angeles Public Library

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