Santa's Big Move

Drawn on an ipad with ProCreate

Santa's Big Move is a story about the consequences of climate change on our beloved Santa Claus. The North Pole is melting, so Santa’s village and his entire entourage need to be moved to the South Pole. Jack Gillig and Darrell House (with the tireless help of Ken Marc) wrote a tale full of action, adventures, humor, and life lessons. They asked me to illustrate their book.

Think Jimmy Buffet meets Santa.

Santa uses magic, a cargo plane, and a cruise ship to move his village to the South Pole. The weather is personified for fun. Mr. Bluster (the North Wind), his sister, Ms. Wendy (the South Wind), and his cousin Harry Cane scheme like mischievous kids to stop Santa from leaving the North Pole. All of the characters create mayhem to challenge the journey.

The authors reveal their South Florida roots in these crazy, fun tales. Santa’s village magically fits into a cargo plane and a cruise ship. The fiasco occurs at The North Pole, Greenland, New York City, Florida, the Caribbean Sea, the Panama Canal, and Antarctica. Pirates attack, and whales, dolphins, and penguins help the elves.

I created many of these characters on my bucket list trip to New Zealand. I was tramping through the land of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings with my iPad, sketching out crazy elves in the mountains and the ocean. The authors were fun, and I illustrated much of this book while loving every minute of a painting trip abroad.

They make an unforgettable Holiday gift — sure to bring deep belly laughs and a keen awareness of our changing climate.