A little reindeer named Octavia narrates the story of her favorite seven uncles in this rhyming holiday counting-tale, detailing how each has his own unique style and gifts, and how each considers her (Octavia!) his favorite niece. As the eight reindeer come together, as they do every time at this year, the purpose of their annual gathering is revealed: it is their role to pull Santa's sleigh!

With a rhyming text that is great fun to read aloud - "Uncle Uno - first in line - / just flew up from Caroline, / wears lift tickets on each tine... / and he's my fastest uncle! / He has one hat. / He has one vest. / He wears one stopwatch on his chest. / He lost one pole. He lost one ski. / He says his favorite niece is ME!" - and amusing artwork, Uncles and Antlers would make a wonderful story-time selection. It works as a rhyming text, as a counting book, and as a fun Christmas title featuring Santa's reindeer, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for one (or all three) of those things. ( )

This is a cute Christmas book, but it focuses on the reindeer. The girl reindeer narrating the story describes all her seven uncles. They are all very unique in their own ways and she is their niece. They eventually all come together to pull Santa's sleigh. This book can remind kids of their crazy, eccentric relatives. ( )

Niece counts up her favorite uncles and all their antlers. They meet every year to pull Santa's sleigh, very funny, each uncle reindeer has his own personality. Great rhyming. ( )

The reindeer gather, eight in all, seven uncles and one niece, clever and cool, with unique talents. Best part: Cool talents of each uncle that correspond to the number of tines on each set of antlers. Ages 8-12. ( )