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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
  
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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Hardcover)
by Michael G. Ploog (Author)
4.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)

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Product details
  • Hardcover: 84 pages
  • Publisher: Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt) (Jun 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1879450763
  • ISBN-13: 978-1879450769
  • Product Dimensions: 32.4 x 24.8 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,134,952 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars It is a fantastic and touching fantasy tale of Santas life, 11 Feb 2001
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This superbly drawn comic tells the emotionally touching story about the Santa Claus we all love. The story is brilliant, and the art is perfectly suited for the story. I find it especially brilliant how the creatures of the faery world is pictured when invisible. It's for both children and adults, as there's a great fantasy world of faeries to let your imagination run riot in. And the story also has a deep aspect of how we humans live and how we treat each other and the world around us.
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4.0 out of 5 stars HOW THE LEGEND GOT STARTED, 6 Jun 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (Paperback)
The author of The Wizard of Oz deserves consideration and respect for the delightful fantasies he has provided the world. This syrupy recreation of Santa's youth, manhood and ultimate immortality is quaintly charming--if you are young at heart. There are several serious issues mentioned: if we are to die, why are we born at all? No outright religion is preached, but this is Baum's philosophy: "Everything perishes except the world itself and its keepers...but while life lasts, everything on earth has its use. The wise seek ways to be helpful to the world, for the helpful ones are sure to live again."

This book recounts how an orphan named Claus found his true calling--to bring joy to the children of the world. Every man has his own mission, but Claus' dilemma is the morality of giving gifts to rich children, when there are so many who are poor. One chapter deals with the age-old battle between Good and Evil.

Baum describes how each custom associated with the secular celebration of Christmas came into existence--without reference to the Nativity. Baum truly loved children, as he dedicated most of his writing to their enjoyment. He concludes about Sants Claus: "No one..was so greatly beloved as Santa Claus, because none other was so unselfish as to devote hismelf to making others happy. For a generous deed....spreads and leaves its mark on all nature and endures through many generations." A sentimental tale for children of all ages.

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