Santa Books

With Thanksgiving over it is now time to bring out all those wonderful books about Christmas!! This miniature "Santa" I found at that bargain store I mentioned in another blog gave me the idea to see how many books we had with Santa's name in the title. I was very surprised to find the one called Santa Kid was authored by James Patterson, the adult mystery writer of often gross thrillers!!! This childrens' book is a humorous and heartwarming story totally different from his adult thrillers!! The story is about Chrissie, Mr. and Mrs. Claus' daughter. Chrissie gives the reader some very humorous information on life at the North Pole as the daughter of such famous parents. But one day a strang businessman arrives who wants to BUY Christmas!! In fact he claimed he had already bought it and when the news media got wind of this news here is what the headlines said "NORTH POLE BOUGHT BY EXMAS EXPRESS! CHRISTMAS TO BE CALLED EXMAS!SANTA HAS A NEW BOSS!" How Chrissie and "friends" solve this crisis is what makes this story so enchanting for all ages.

Here are a few of the other titles shown in the pictures and a few not so visible: How Santa Got His Job and How Santa Lost His Job by Stephen Krensky; Dear Santa, Please Come to the 19th Floor by Yin . Chris Soenpiet; Twelve Gifts for Santa Claus by Mauri Kunnas; A New Improved Santa by Patricia Rae Wolff; Santa Clause and the Woodcutter by Kathrin Siegenthaler and illustrated by Marcus Pfister; and What Santa Can't Do by Douglas Wood.