Poor little confused robot! Fortunate that eventually he understands: Christmas Spirit is not a scary, dangerous ghost! But a sensation of goodwill, kindness, and joy! A very cheery fun story for little ones.

What really IS the Christmas Spirit? And is it something scary, like a ghost? When Novo first hears about the Christmas Spirit coming down on all the humans on planet earth, he makes it his mission to protect the humans from the scary ghost. Novo, the loveable Space Robot, makes a stop at the North Pole to ensure Santa is safe from the ghost and helps ensure everything will go off without a hitch. But, of course, all of the good intentions turn into a little disaster at the North Pole.
When Novo arrives on earth with the humans he is trying his very best to keep them safe from the evil spirit as well, with quite hilarious results. Novo keeps thinking everyone is behaving in rather odd behaviour, until it finally dawns on him what the Christmas Spirit really is about.

My kids very much enjoyed this cute story, even if we read it after Christmas was already over. Can't wait to pick up other adventures of Novo!

Novo is a friggin' disaster.

This story is a highly entertaining miscommunication lesson in the Christmas Spirit. Novo the Space Robot is adorable. Perfect Christmas story read for the littlest ones.

Thank you NetGalley and Tizia-Charlotte Frohwitter for the opportunity to read and review this book.

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Christmas spirit takes an unusual and fun twist as a little alien tries his best to save our world.

Already the cover grabs with an intriguing mix: reindeer and robot with Christmas joy. This little alien already has two books (this being the third), none of which I've read before hitting this one. But that's not a problem, since it's this is a robot to befriend, right away. Novo is very concerned about Earth and wants to jump right in when it learns that there's a Christmas Spirit causing ruckus on Earth. This obvious misunderstanding sets the stage for a cute adventure, which is lovely to ring in the holidays.

The illustrations are well done and grab into each scene. Novo comes across as a sympathetic robot with the perfect appearance to snuggle up with the intended age group. The emotions are brought across nicely and build the atmosphere the way they need to.

The tale is easy to read and makes a great read aloud. I see this one tending toward the higher end of the age group (5-6), but younger, true story fans will enjoy it, too. There is a clear message between the humor and antics of Novo and delivers with Christmas flair. For robot and alien fans, this is a wonderful addition to the Christmas season.