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For countless Christmases, children—and sometimes adults—have stuffed their dreams, wishes, and promises into envelopes. Over many decades, millions of these letters have poured into Santa Claus, Indiana.
Arriving from all corners of the globe, the letters ask for toys, family reunions, snow, and help for the needy—sometimes the needy being the writers themselves. They are candid, heartfelt, and often blunt. Many children wonder how Santa gets into their chimneyless homes. One child reminds Santa that she has not hit her brothers over 1,350 times that year, and another respectfully requests two million dollars in "cold cash." One child hopes to make his life better with a time machine, an adult woman asks for a man, and one miscreant actually threatens Santa's reindeer!
Containing more than 250 actual letters and envelopes from the naughty and nice reaching back to the 1930s, this moving book will touch hearts and bring back memories of a time in our lives when the man with a white beard and a red suit held out the hope that our wishes might come true.
"Often very affecting . . . also offers an unusual window into American history." —Library Journal
"The letters . . . are alternately silly and somber, hilarious and heartfelt." —The Weekly Standard
- The Elves - Author
- Pat Koch - Author of introduction, etc.
- Emily Weisner Thompson - Author of afterword, colophon, etc.
Kindle Book
- Release date: December 22, 2021
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- ISBN: 9780253017949
- File size: 12381 KB
- Release date: December 22, 2021
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780253017949
- File size: 12558 KB
- Release date: December 22, 2021
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