Santa's Favorite Story (Hardcover)

by Hisako Aoki (Author), Ivan Gantschev (Illustrator) "One cold day in December a fox was walking in the forest..." (more)
Key Phrases: Santa Claus

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Product Description
Discover the true meaning of the holidays with Santa's Favorite Story.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 28 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (October 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 141695029X
• ISBN-13: 978-1416950295
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #550,737 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book deserves to be bought :-), October 27, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Santa's Favorite Story (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)

Santa goes for a walk in the woods to get in shape for Christmas deliveries. However, he gets tired and ends up falling asleep under a tree. When the forest animals gather 'round him and he tells them he might be too tired to deliver the presents this year, an alarmed fox asks, "Does that mean there won't be a Christmas anymore?" Santa replies, "No, no no...Christmas hasn't got anything to do with me." And he tells them his favorite story -- about the first Christmas, when Jesus the Son of God was born. He concludes, "Love was the gift God gave to us on the first Christmas, and it still is, you know. And this love is far better than any presents I can ever deliver." Re-energized by his remembering of the story, he and the animals return to his house to prepare for Christmas and deliver the presents.

This is an equally fun and meaningful story. The illustrations are lovely, too. I plan to make the reading of this book a part of our family's Christmas tradition.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite children's Christmas story!, December 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Santa's Favorite Story (Hardcover)

I stumbled across this title several years ago and it has become my favorite. When the animals at the North Pole find Santa too tired to make his rounds the animals are afraid there will be not Christmas. But Santa reassures them he is not what Christmas is really about and tells them the reason for the season. Beautiful illustrations too!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas hasn't got anything to do with Santa!, December 10, 2001

By	Volkert Volkersz (Snohomish, WA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Santa's Favorite Story (Aladdin Picture Books) (Paperback)

"No, no, no," said Santa in a kindly voice, "Christmas hasn't got anything to do with me. Sit down and I'll tell you all the story of the first Christmas."

"Santa's Favorite Story" is an attractively illustrated (with watercolors) picture book for children, which helps to de-emphasize Santa's role in Christmas, and helps to place the focus where it should belong. I'm sure the real Saint Nicholas would agree that it's part of his favorite story as well! (For more on the real St. Nicholas, take a look at "The Saint Nicholas Secret," by Dennis E. Engleman, available here at Amazon.com.)