Sykes, Julie

Although it is his favorite night of the year, Santa Claus tries very hard not to wake the children of the world as he makes his deliveries on Christmas Eve.

When Sara Squirrel goes in search of acorns, all her friends want her to bring back something for them, too.

When his alarm clock fails to go off, Santa oversleeps on Christmas Eve, and then encounters a series of disasters that threaten to prevent him from delivering his presents on time.

Santa Claus has one mishap after another one wild and windy Christmas Eve, despite warnings from his mouse, his cat, and other animals to be careful.

After a raindrop falls on his nose while he is playing with his friends, Smudge the dog looks for a place where they can all stay dry.

Little Tiger's mother is going to have a baby, but when Little Tiger sees the new babies in the other animals' families he is sure he does not want one of his own.

While Dora is out looking for their breakfast all six of her chicks disappear.

When a raindrop falls on his nose while he is playing in the garden, Smudge looks for a place where he can go to stay dry.

Curious about Cat's unusual behavior when she starts to borrow things from them, the farm animals follow her to the stable and make an interesting discovery.