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"Nikolas, the boy who would one day be known as Santa Claus, goes on a life-changing quest to the North Pole"--

A veteran Santa reveals heartwarming true stories and lessons from his twenty-year career spreading Christmas magic.

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.

When Santa falls sick on Christmas Eve, his feisty daughter Jeannette takes his place in the sleigh and saves the day, despite rebellious reindeer.

When a little boy spends Christmas with his dying cousin, they discover that Santa really does exist

A human baby accidently ends up at the North Pole and grows up among the elf community. Buddy, as he comes to be known, knows that he's "special". When he's 30, Buddy learns from Santa that he's really a human. He decides to go in search of his father, to find out where he belongs. He walks to Manhattan, and is immediately run over by a cab. His father at first rejects him and Buddy ends up in a department store where other elves are working. But...

As Christmastown prepares to celebrate Halloween for the first time, April Claus, Santa's new wife, must quickly solve the murder of an outspoken elf before more even more mayhem and scary happenings ensue.

The fourth book in the New York Times-bestselling Magnolia Says DON'T! series that started with If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! is another loud and cautionary tale of what not to do...when you visit Santa. If your dad says you're going to meet a bearded guy with a red suit and a bag full of treasures...he is not talking about meeting a pirate! But Magnolia has already invited the misbehaving swashbuckler to jump in line to...

“He won’t visit while you’re still awake, so go back to bed, for goodness’ sake!” It’s Christmas Eve, and the Five Little Monkeys are so excited, they can’t sleep. Not even Mama's and Grandpa's warnings can keep them from jumping out of bed again and again to look for Santa! Will those silly little monkeys find a way to get a glimpse of him and his sleigh before the night is over?

Children attempt to catch Santa Claus as he delivers their presents on Christmas Eve. It's time to deck the halls and set your traps in this new Christmas adventure from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling How to Catch series! Do you have what it takes to catch jolly old St. Nicholas himself? Santa Claus is getting ready to deliver presents to children around the world, but the wily How to Catch Kids have set traps galore! With the help...