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Discover Northwest Children's Theater: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -- from Multcolib

The holiday classic soars off the screen in this musical adaptation of the beloved television special. Because of his shiny nose, Rudolph doesn’t feel like he belongs in Christmastown and sets off to find a place that accepts him. Along his journey, he encounters fellow misfits, only to realize that home is where he has belonged the whole time. When a storm threatens to keep Santa’s sleigh from taking flight, it’s up to Rudolph to save Christmas! Northwest Children's Theater is a My Discovery Pass partner. -Kate C.

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  • The 1964 stop-action “animagic” TV special about Rudolph, Hermey the elf who wants to be a dentist, Yukon Cornelius, and the Abominable Snow Monster. Sam the Snowman (aka Burl Ives) sings the classic song. Available on DVD and streaming.
    DVD[United States] : Classic Media ; Universal City, Calif. : Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment, ©2010. — DVD Children RUDOLPH
  • The original tale was written by Robert L. May, who created Rudolph in 1939 for a booklet to be given to customers of Montgomery Ward department stores.
    BookNew York : Little Simon, 2014. — jE Holiday MAY 2014
  • ICE!

    Poems About Polar Life

    Florian, Douglas,
    BookNew York : Holiday House, [2020] — j Facts 591 F635i 2020
  • Songs from the 1964 film. The album also includes instrumental versions. Also available on CD.
    Streaming Music[United States] : Geffen, 1965. — Streaming Music
  • Before Rudolph, there was Dasher. After running away from a traveling circus, she met a bearded man. His horse had trouble pulling his heavy sleigh, loaded with gifts, so Dasher offered to help.
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019. — jE Holiday TAVARES 2019
  • As Teeka attempts to train wild reindeer for their flight with Santa, she realizes she must be kinder if they are to learn. Side panel artwork shows elves preparing for the flight.
    BookNew York : Putnam, [1990] — jE Holiday BRETT
  • With the help of several animals, including a reindeer, Anja makes her way to find Santa, hoping to become one of his elves.
    BookNew York : Random House, ©2013. — jE Holiday EVERT 2013
  • Did you know reindeer are also known as caribou? Based on a traditional Inuit story, this book shares the origin of the caribou and the walrus and how very different these animals looked at first.
    BookIqaluit, Nunavut ; Toronto, Ontario : Inhabit Media Inc., [2019] — jE HARPER 2019
  • Wearing her reindeer pajamas, a girl is awakened by the sound of bells on Christmas Eve. She follows the sound and finds one of Santa’s reindeer in the woods behind her house.
    BookNew York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2017. — jE Holiday KILLEN 2017
  • When carolers sing the line "All of the other reindeer," it sounds like "Olive, the other reindeer" to a little dog named Olive. "I thought I was a dog. I must be a reindeer!" How will she get to the North Pole?
    BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1997. — jE Holiday WALSH
  • Each year, Octavia's uncles gather from far and near to join their favorite niece in a very special job.
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, ©2004. — jE Holiday WHEELER
  • Santa almost forgets the tradition of reading a story to his reindeer before their Christmas Eve journey.
    BookNew York : Two Lions, [2019] — jE Holiday HILLENBRA 2019
  • The life and habitat of reindeer.
    BookNew York, New York : Bearport Publishing, [2015] — j Facts 599.658 P5587r 2015
  • Caribou Crossing

    Animals of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

    Helman, Andrea
    Photographs and facts about 23 animals in northeastern Alaska, from caribou to snowshoe rabbits to beluga whales.
    BookSeattle, WA : Sasquatch Books, ©2009. — j 591.97987 H478c 2009
  • Joe plays the accordion (kitoochigan) and sings while his brother Cody dances. On a magical day, thousands of caribou (ateek) hear and come to them. Bilingual in English and Cree.
    BookMarkham, Ontario ; Brighton, Massachusetts : Fifth House Ltd., [2013] — jE HIGHWAY 2013
  • Follows a Sami boy and girl who live at the top of Norway, in Lapland, on their long trip with the reindeer herd down from the mountains to the village where they go to school.
    BookMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2012. — jE DAULAIRE 2012
  • The North Pole is teeming with life! Polar bears, walruses, and Arctic seals make their home on sea ice that can be nine feet thick, while the Inuit and other Indigenous peoples continue their traditions and means for survival in this…
    BookNew York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2022] — j 919.8 S8595w 2022
  • The Elves' First Christmas

    the Untold Story of How the Elves First Met Santa

    Morozumi, Atsuko, 1955-
    How a group of elves met Santa and Mrs. Claus and became toymakers.
    BookDallas, TX : Mathew Price Ltd., 2010. — jE Holiday MOROZUMI 2010
  • Open the flaps to follow Yeti Baby on a chilly-yet-festive day on a snowy mountainside during the winter holidays.
    Book[Portland, Oregon] : Hazy Dell Press, [2020] — jbb 2020