The Four Santas
Celebrate this Christmas season with this heartwarming new take on Santa Claus. Dive into this delightful Christmas picture book to discover his magical origin, his reason for spreading joy and love to children throughout the world, and how he is able to make all those deliveries in only one night! Perfect for children ages 5-10.
About the story
Charlie is shocked! The Santa he saw this year didn’t look like the one he saw last year. Why the difference? Is Santa real? Happily, Charlie’s wise grandmother knows the real tale about Santa and how he brings joy and love to children all over the world.
Santa Claus is known throughout the world, but lots of youngsters hit an age when they start asking questions about where he came from and how – and why – he manages to deliver toys to children all over the world on Christmas Eve. This delightful, beautifully illustrated book answers these and other questions about the world’s most famous “jolly old elf”.
Coming October 25, 2024!
Author’s Note
I was born in Hanoi, Vietnam, during the French-Vietnamese war. Due to pending invasion by the Viet Cong, my parents sent me to the coast of France to be raised by my paternal grandmother. She had severe problems, and I consequently suffered a very difficult childhood full of painful abuse and rejection. Christmas was a non-event. My grandmother refused to celebrate in any way, gatherings with friends and family were never allowed, and the gifts that my far-away father sent me always mysteriously disappeared within one day of my opening them. As a result, from childhood into my thirties, I suffered severe depression every Christmas holiday season.
However, with the birth of my son, I swore that he would only know Christmas as a time of love, joy and inclusion. To facilitate this, I created a small seasonal display. Over the course of 30+ years, this has grown into an amazing Christmas/Winter Wonderland display that is 14’ long x 8’ high x 4’ deep, and has over 400 characters and 30 moving animations. It has been seen by thousands of people – both the young and young-at-heart – and highlighted on national and regional TV in the US and Europe. To the delight of the many visitors, I created dozens of stories to help bring all the magical creatures to life. “The 4 Santas” is the first of these tales to be published, with several more coming in the future.
Read my blog post “A Christmas Miracle” about the origin of the Christmas display
Testimonials
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