Author: Brad Steiger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440513538
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! In this heartfelt collection of real-life Santa stories, Christmas lovers will learn that the jolly old elf is alive and well and still performing miracles that reflect the spirit of the season this and every Christmas. Inside you will meet such inspiring Santa Clauses as: Raleigh, the mailman, who every Christmas, donned a Santa suit to distribute gifts of toys and food to the poor families in "shanty town," because they were too proud to accept charity from someone they knew Bill, the juvenile delinquent sentenced by the judge to play Santa and distribute gifts to the children at a local orphanage—who in the process discovered the true spirit of Christmas Robert, who kept an old man from being mugged one cold December night, only to recognize him later over coffee as the local department store Santa who had brightened his childhood Christmases Not even Scrooge himself could resist these touching yuletide stories of cheer, hope, and love. If you love Christmas, you'll love this book!
Santa Miracles
Author: Brad Steiger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440513538
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! In this heartfelt collection of real-life Santa stories, Christmas lovers will learn that the jolly old elf is alive and well and still performing miracles that reflect the spirit of the season this and every Christmas. Inside you will meet such inspiring Santa Clauses as: Raleigh, the mailman, who every Christmas, donned a Santa suit to distribute gifts of toys and food to the poor families in "shanty town," because they were too proud to accept charity from someone they knew Bill, the juvenile delinquent sentenced by the judge to play Santa and distribute gifts to the children at a local orphanage—who in the process discovered the true spirit of Christmas Robert, who kept an old man from being mugged one cold December night, only to recognize him later over coffee as the local department store Santa who had brightened his childhood Christmases Not even Scrooge himself could resist these touching yuletide stories of cheer, hope, and love. If you love Christmas, you'll love this book!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440513538
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus! In this heartfelt collection of real-life Santa stories, Christmas lovers will learn that the jolly old elf is alive and well and still performing miracles that reflect the spirit of the season this and every Christmas. Inside you will meet such inspiring Santa Clauses as: Raleigh, the mailman, who every Christmas, donned a Santa suit to distribute gifts of toys and food to the poor families in "shanty town," because they were too proud to accept charity from someone they knew Bill, the juvenile delinquent sentenced by the judge to play Santa and distribute gifts to the children at a local orphanage—who in the process discovered the true spirit of Christmas Robert, who kept an old man from being mugged one cold December night, only to recognize him later over coffee as the local department store Santa who had brightened his childhood Christmases Not even Scrooge himself could resist these touching yuletide stories of cheer, hope, and love. If you love Christmas, you'll love this book!
Miracle on 34th Street
Author: Valentine Davies
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152163778
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The lives of three people are changed by an old man who insists that he is Santa Claus.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780152163778
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
The lives of three people are changed by an old man who insists that he is Santa Claus.
The Santa Claus Girl
Author: Patricia P. Goodin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578995472
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus"Virginia grew up.Yes, THAT Virginia-who became a teacher-encouraging students through the Great Depression, World War II, and the Polio epidemic. "The Santa Claus Girl," a novel drawn from true events, imagines Virginia's far-reaching influence and her exceptional gift of inspiration. Set in New York City, December 1952, the story uncovers how a remarkable woman sparks a band of humble do-gooders to overcome the odds stacked against them-and reach for an extraordinary goal. Uplifting, inspirational story in a historical fiction book about the "Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus" girl who eventually became the principal of a New York hospital school during the Polio Epidemic in the early 50s.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780578995472
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus"Virginia grew up.Yes, THAT Virginia-who became a teacher-encouraging students through the Great Depression, World War II, and the Polio epidemic. "The Santa Claus Girl," a novel drawn from true events, imagines Virginia's far-reaching influence and her exceptional gift of inspiration. Set in New York City, December 1952, the story uncovers how a remarkable woman sparks a band of humble do-gooders to overcome the odds stacked against them-and reach for an extraordinary goal. Uplifting, inspirational story in a historical fiction book about the "Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus" girl who eventually became the principal of a New York hospital school during the Polio Epidemic in the early 50s.
The Miracle of Saint Nicholas
Author: Gloria Whelan
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
ISBN: 9781883937188
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When Alexi learns from his babuskha that a Russian village church has been closed for sixty years, the resourceful young boy decides to prepare it for a Christmas miracle.
Publisher: Bethlehem Books
ISBN: 9781883937188
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
When Alexi learns from his babuskha that a Russian village church has been closed for sixty years, the resourceful young boy decides to prepare it for a Christmas miracle.
The Autobiography of Santa Claus
Author: Jeff Guinn
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101127775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
It all started when Jeff Guinn was assigned to write a piece full of little-known facts about Christmas for his paper, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A few months later, he received a call from a gentleman who told him that he showed the story to an important friend who didn’t think much of it. And who might that be? asked Jeff. The next thing he knew, he was whisked off to the North Pole to meet with this “very important friend,” and the rest is, well, as they say, history. An enchanting holiday treasure, The Autobiography of Santa Claus combines solid historical fact with legend to deliver the definitive story of Santa Claus. And who better to lead us through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic than good ol’ Saint Nick himself? Families will delight in each chapter of this new Christmas classic—one per each cold December night leading up to Christmas!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101127775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
It all started when Jeff Guinn was assigned to write a piece full of little-known facts about Christmas for his paper, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A few months later, he received a call from a gentleman who told him that he showed the story to an important friend who didn’t think much of it. And who might that be? asked Jeff. The next thing he knew, he was whisked off to the North Pole to meet with this “very important friend,” and the rest is, well, as they say, history. An enchanting holiday treasure, The Autobiography of Santa Claus combines solid historical fact with legend to deliver the definitive story of Santa Claus. And who better to lead us through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic than good ol’ Saint Nick himself? Families will delight in each chapter of this new Christmas classic—one per each cold December night leading up to Christmas!
The Legend of Saint Nicholas
Author: Anselm Grun
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802854346
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
An introduction to the saint who is the inspiration for giving.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802854346
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 15
Book Description
An introduction to the saint who is the inspiration for giving.
The Immortal Nicholas
Author: Glenn Beck
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476798842
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"Bestselling author Glenn Beck re-tells the story of Santa Claus, imagining him at the first Christmas and casting him as a guardian for the infant and adult Jesus"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476798842
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"Bestselling author Glenn Beck re-tells the story of Santa Claus, imagining him at the first Christmas and casting him as a guardian for the infant and adult Jesus"--
A Christmas Miracle for Daisy
Author: Jane Porter
Publisher: Tule Publishing
ISBN: 1943963606
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Now a GAC Family Original Movie! Media Mogul, Cormac Sheenan, had no desire to become a family man, but when his two year old goddaughter, Daisy, is orphaned, he adopts her, moving her from Montana to his home in Southern California, and becomes a devoted single father, juggling parenting duties with running his successful publishing, TV, and radio enterprise. But two years later a frightening incident at Daisy’s school, shakes Cormac, and he decides to move Daisy–and his business–back to Montana where life is simpler and he has family nearby. Now four, precocious Daisy strikes up an unlikely friendship with Marietta’s seasonal Santa Claus, and believes he’s the real thing, even though Cormac points out to her that this jolly old Kris Kringle is renting a room at Bramble House, not living at the North Pole. Daisy’s not worried but Cormac is as Rent-a-Santa has promised his innocent daughter she’ll have a mommy for Christmas. Cormac is livid with Kris. He’s not at all ready to settle down, and he’s definitely not getting back together with his old flame Whitney Alder, so Santa can stop playing match maker as it’d take a miracle to make him fall in love, never mind marriage material. But that’s exactly the kind of miracle our angelic Santa Claus has planned…
Publisher: Tule Publishing
ISBN: 1943963606
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Now a GAC Family Original Movie! Media Mogul, Cormac Sheenan, had no desire to become a family man, but when his two year old goddaughter, Daisy, is orphaned, he adopts her, moving her from Montana to his home in Southern California, and becomes a devoted single father, juggling parenting duties with running his successful publishing, TV, and radio enterprise. But two years later a frightening incident at Daisy’s school, shakes Cormac, and he decides to move Daisy–and his business–back to Montana where life is simpler and he has family nearby. Now four, precocious Daisy strikes up an unlikely friendship with Marietta’s seasonal Santa Claus, and believes he’s the real thing, even though Cormac points out to her that this jolly old Kris Kringle is renting a room at Bramble House, not living at the North Pole. Daisy’s not worried but Cormac is as Rent-a-Santa has promised his innocent daughter she’ll have a mommy for Christmas. Cormac is livid with Kris. He’s not at all ready to settle down, and he’s definitely not getting back together with his old flame Whitney Alder, so Santa can stop playing match maker as it’d take a miracle to make him fall in love, never mind marriage material. But that’s exactly the kind of miracle our angelic Santa Claus has planned…
The Legend of Holly Claus
Author: Brittney Ryan
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453288732
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Santa Claus’s daughter sets out to break a curse and free a magical kingdom—in this beloved New York Times bestseller. Though few mortals know his secret, Nicholas is more than a jolly red-suited man who visits children all over the world on Christmas Eve—he is also the king of Forever, Land of the Immortals. Each year he gets letters from millions of boys and girls, and helps make their Christmas wishes come true. But one year, a special little boy from New York City asks something Nicholas has never been asked before: “What do you wish for Christmas, Santa?” With that simple question, a magical story unfolds. Nicholas answers that his only wish is for a child. And soon the immortal people of the kingdom celebrate the arrival of Holly Claus, the princess of Forever and the first child to grace its ground. But their happiness is dashed when an evil sorcerer places a spell on the infant, turning her heart to ice and freezing her kingdom in time. Many years later, just in time for Christmas Eve, Holly travels to New York, intent upon saving Christmas and freeing the land of Forever. Holly will make this the most magical—and memorable—Christmas the world has ever seen. This ebook features a note from Brittney Ryan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1453288732
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Santa Claus’s daughter sets out to break a curse and free a magical kingdom—in this beloved New York Times bestseller. Though few mortals know his secret, Nicholas is more than a jolly red-suited man who visits children all over the world on Christmas Eve—he is also the king of Forever, Land of the Immortals. Each year he gets letters from millions of boys and girls, and helps make their Christmas wishes come true. But one year, a special little boy from New York City asks something Nicholas has never been asked before: “What do you wish for Christmas, Santa?” With that simple question, a magical story unfolds. Nicholas answers that his only wish is for a child. And soon the immortal people of the kingdom celebrate the arrival of Holly Claus, the princess of Forever and the first child to grace its ground. But their happiness is dashed when an evil sorcerer places a spell on the infant, turning her heart to ice and freezing her kingdom in time. Many years later, just in time for Christmas Eve, Holly travels to New York, intent upon saving Christmas and freeing the land of Forever. Holly will make this the most magical—and memorable—Christmas the world has ever seen. This ebook features a note from Brittney Ryan including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.
Saint Nicholas
Author: Julie Stiegemeyer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758613417
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A retelling of the legend in which Saint Nicholas generously supplies the dowries for three girls from a poor family.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780758613417
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
A retelling of the legend in which Saint Nicholas generously supplies the dowries for three girls from a poor family.