The Santa Claus Book

by Alden Perkes

Overview

A much-loved classic!

This delightful, fanciful book tells the "true" story of where Santa came from, how he travels around the world in one night, how he fits all those toys into one bag, where the elves came from, how the reindeer are able to fly, and much, much more.

Author Alden Perkes made many trips to the North Pole to collect the information. While there, he had full access to Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, the elves, and the reindeer, including Rudolph.

Fully illustrated, The Santa Claus Book has chapters on Mrs. Santa Claus, the Polar Dragon, how Santa makes toys, the elvish family tree, why Santa goes down chimneys, and exciting things to see at the North Pole--along with many more fun, funny, and heartwarming stories and facts about everyone's favorite holiday helper. Sure to delight young and old alike!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627301077
Publisher:	Stonewell Press
Publication date:	11/03/2014
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	142
Sales rank:	176,523
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	2 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

Where Santa Came From . . .. . 1

A Chat with Santa Claus. . . . . . . 5

How Old Is Santa?. . . . . .. . . 7

Santa’s Best-Kept Secret . . . . . 8

Where Mrs. Santa Came From. . . . . 10

Santa’s Favorite Treat . . . . . . . . 16

How Santa Invented Toys. . . . . . . 18

Santa’s Favorite Song. . . . . . . . 24

Why Santa Likes You. . . . . . . . . 26

Santa’s Garden. . . . . . . . . . 27

Santa’s Favorite Jokes. . . . . . 29

Why Santa Says “Ho! Ho! Ho!”. . . . . 30

The Magical Pomegranate . . .. . 32

Santa’s Inventions . . . . . . 36

Why Santa Lives So Long. . . . . . 38

Santa’s Clothes. . . . . . . . 40

The Christmas Schedule. . . . . . 42

How the Elves First Met Santa. . .. . . 47

Waking Up the Elves. . . . . . . 50

Interesting Elvish Words . . . . . 56

Three Things You Should Know About Elves. . . . 58

The Elves’ Incredible Strength. . . . 59

Zeeker’s Favorite Story. . . . . 61

How Santa Makes Toys. . . . . . . 63

The Elves’ Surprise Parties. . . . 66

Twelve Magic Words. . . . . 70

Games Elves Play. . . . . 71

Ice Nymphs Mean Trouble. . . .. . . 76

The Elvish Family Tree. . . . . . . . . . . 77

Telling Santa What You Want. . . . . 80

Loading the Sleigh. . . . . . 85

How Reindeer Fly . . . . . 88

What Happens to Nonbelievers. . . . 90

Quick as a Wink. . . .. . . . 91

A Very White Christmas. . . . . . 92

Why Rudolph’s Nose Is Red . . .. . . . 94

Why There Are Fake Santas . . . . . . . . .97

How Santa Gets All Those Toys into the Bag . . . . . . . . .99

Why Santa Gives Lumps of Coal . . . . . . . . .100

Why Santa Goes Down Chimneys . . . . . . . . ..102

About the North Pole . . . . . . . . .105

Things to See at the North Pole . . . . . . . . 107

The Village . . . . . . . . . .110

The North Pole Schedule . . . . . . . . 112

Why They're Called Reindeer . . . . . . . . 114

Nine Reindeer . . . . . . . .115

Creatures of the North Pole . . . . . . . . 120

Talking to a Reindeer . . . . . . . . 124

A Very Small Friend . . . . . . . . 126

Where Santa Goes for Summer Vacation . . . . . . . . 129

One Last Thing . . . . . . . . 131

Nine Reindeer . . . . . . . . . ..115

Creatures of the North Pole . . . . . . . . . 120

Talking to a Reindeer . . . . . . . . 124

A Very Small Friend . . . . . . . . 126

Where Santa Goes for Summer Vacation . . . . . . . . 129

One Last Thing . . . . . . . . 131