We all know that Santa makes everyone's dreams come true every Christmas, but it turns out that he needs a little help getting into the holiday spirit himself. Instead of letting Santa get right back to work after he returns home to the North Pole on Christmas morning, his loyal elves want to make sure he experiences the same Christmas cheer he provides for others. With the perfect tree, lots of delicious treats, and, of course, presents, Santa experiences the magic of Christmas for the very first time.

Beloved children's book creators Mac Barnett and Sydney Smith have unveiled Santa unlike ever seen before, and as a result, created a merry new Christmas classic. (From Viking Books for Young Readers)

Mac Barnett is the author of many picture books, including The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown, The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse, the Caldecott Honor Book and E.B. White Read Aloud Award-winner Sam and Dave Dig a Hole , and the Caldecott Honor Book and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-winner Extra Yarn. He is also the co-author of the bestselling Terrible Two series with Jory John. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Nova Scotia-based writer Sydney Smith has brought numerous children's stories to life with his artwork. He won the 2024 Hans Christian Andersen Award for illustration, making him the first ever Canadian winner, the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for children's literature — illustrated books, as well as the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year for his wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers by JonArno Lawson. His book Town Is by the Sea, written by Joanne Schwartz, won the $50,000 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award — Canada's richest prize for children's books. Smith has also authored his own books, including Small in the City, which won the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, and Do You Remember?