santa claus

"When Jack finds himself on the naughty list, he worries that Santa will bring him coal. But Jack wants presents--lots of them. Will Jack be able to prove to Santa that he's not so bad after all?"--From the publisher's web site.

"'Twas the night before Christmas, whan all through the house not a creature was stirring... except a lonely mouse who lives in the grandfather clock. So when Santa arrives, lost in a blizzard, Mouse is the only one who can save Christmas. Together they soar through the skies to deliver every present before Christmas Day dawns. But could the most special gift of all be for Mouse himself?"--OCLC.

"An injured Comet the reindeer expects to sit out Christmas Eve, but ends up delivering the presents that Santa has accidentally left behind"--OCLC.

"It's Christmas Eve, and Sammy Claws, Santa's cuddly pet cat, is in a lot of trouble. Can Sammy find a way to beat the baddies and save Christmas?"--OCLC.

A showdown ensues between the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus when a young girl loses her first tooth on Christmas Eve.

"When eight-year-old Chris discovers a fluffy, white puppy wedged inside his family's chimney on Christmas morning, he knows exactly how it got there because the dog tells him. It turns out Peppermint Bark stowed away in Santa's sleigh, got left behind accidentally, and he can talk! Now Chris must convince his too-cool big sister, Holly, and her best friend, Ivy, that this is Santa's puppy. Chris seems to be the only one who understands what the dog is saying, but Peppermint Bark needs all of their help. If they don't find a portal back to the North Pole before Christmas Day ends, the little dog will be stuck in Poinsettia until next year! Do the kids have enough Christmas spirit to work together and help the jolly little dog jingle all the way home?"--Back cover.

This book for beginning readers is a must-have for anyone celebrating the Christmas season.

In this book, beginning readers trace these first mentions of elves to the modern-day Elf on a Shelf craze.

Ollie has always been happy just being an elf and inventing new games for Christmas with his best friend Celia--but then the current Santa (descendent of the original) decides to retire and announces that there will be an open competition for the position of next Santa (his son Klaus is not pleased) and suddenly Ollie and the other elves are vying with the Santa children for the Big Red Suit.

In the original poem in which Santa's reindeer were named, Donner and Blitzen were actually spelled Dunder and Blixem. Today known as The Night Before Christmas, the poem from 1823 may be the very beginning of children hearing that Santa's sleigh was pulled by reindeer.