“…when readers spot her [the girl's] pointy elf ears, they'll turn right back to the beginning to see how Cushman's clever, colorful illustrations disguised her as a human girl.” —Horn Book Magazine

“Cushman's bold, cartoonlike graphics have charm that will work well in storytime…” —School Library Journal

“...a colorful, simple, comforting offering, with all of the right touches to become a bedtime standby.” —Booklist

“This deliciously clever bedtime story offers bouncy rhymes with rich vocabulary, a cast of appealing parent-child pairs and a satisfying ending as Santa takes off with his sleigh and his traditional 'to all a good night'” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review