My 9 year-old quite enjoyed this

Christmas silliness with adventure and a hint of heart.

"'But what about Frosty?' Tad asked.

"'You mean General J. R. Frostman Jr.?' said Uncle Dale. 'Greatest snowman leader since his father. Snowmen are the the Spartans of the North Pole. They're fiercely protective of the Trans-Dimensional Barrier.'"

And that's the least of it. There are good elves and bad elves. Lazy Santa and Ninja Santa. Reindeer with glowing horns. Singing whales. Robo-Narwhals. Flying seals. Killer snow angels. Magic. And one twelve-year-old girl who finds herself reluctantly giving up her boycott of Christmas to save the holiday for her younger brother.

Madcap. Random. Funny. Appealingly, amply illustrated. Fun.

3.5 stars.