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1) Santa who?
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Describes the origins and evolution of Santa Claus, from the Turkish Saint Nicholas to the jolly, red-suited Santa of today. Also discusses similar legendary figures in other cultures.
Author
Publisher
Chicken House
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
When he and his caravan come crashing down to earth during a thunderstorm two weeks before Christmas, Santa is befriended by two children, Charlotte and Ben, who try to help him save the holiday from the tricks and moneymaking schemes of Gerold Geronimus Goblynch and to take off in time for his annual rounds.
6) Little Santa
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A resident of the North Pole with the ability to slide up and down chimneys meets a flying reindeer and some industrious elves, in this fictional biography of Santa Claus.
8) Brave Santa
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At Christmas time at the mall, Jack, who is very shy, finds that Santa Claus is shy too.
Author
Series
Christmas chronicles (Jeff Guinn) volume 2
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Frustrated by Santa's slowness at Christmastime, Muckle the elf creates a mechanical replacement called the Deliverator and proposes a series of contests to prove that it can do Santa's job better than he can.
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Santa's parents think their little one is absolutely wonderful, even though he has a booming voice instead of a baby's gurgle, loves to stand in front of the refrigerator, gives his birthday presents away, trains his hamsters to pull a matchbox sleigh ... and has an unusual interest in chimneys. The adorably funny portrait of an oddball kid who fulfills his destiny--and two very proud parents."-- From Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As word spreads around the world that Santa has lost his famous laugh just before Christmas, Mrs. Claus, the elves, and the reindeer all try to help but it is a drawing from a little girl that does the trick.
15) On Christmas Eve
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Unable to reach Aunt Cleo's house on Christmas Eve because of a wild snowstorm, a young boy worries that Santa Claus won't be able to find his family at the motel where they are stranded.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. When Santa arrives at a child’s house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feetfirst or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there’s no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens once he’s inside? Whether it’s shape-shifting or impromptu...
Author
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
"Orphaned as a small child, Young Claus sets off to find his destiny and enters a fantasia-filled forest inhabited by a gentle giant named Mountain, a lost and mystic colony of elves, lead by the Great Belkin, and many remarkable animals. Through Claus' extraordinary encounters and magical journey, this rebellious young man eventually learns the gifts of sharing, love, and self-purpose."
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Life and adventures of Santa Claus: A human baby is found and raised in the magical forest of Burzee. The only human to ever be allowed into the forest, young Nicholas soon seeks adventures that change the lives of children forever. This magical tale lets you in on all the secrets behind Christmas. Why do reindeer pull the sleigh? How does Santa make all the Christmas toys in time? ...
Nestor the long-eared Christmas donkey: A long time ago in a...
Author
Publisher
Dutton, Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Metaphysics isn't ordinarily much of a laughing matter. But in the hands of acclaimed comedy writer and scholar Eric Kaplan, a search for the truth about old St. Nick becomes a deeply insightful, laugh-out-loud discussion of the way some things exist but may not really be there. Just like Santa and his reindeer. Even after we outgrow the jolly fellow, the essential paradox persists: There are some things we dearly believe in that are not universally...
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