Author: Baum, L. Frank,
Title: The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.
Description: NY, New American Library, (1999). BCE. VG PB. Classic first published in 1902 where Claus is abandoned as a newborn, rescued & adopted by a wood-nymph,. spends his early years in the forest & later triumphs as the immortal man who knows there is nothing as beautiful as a happy child. "In all this world there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child, " says Baum in this book as he takes Santa Claus out of the conventional trappings and into the world of imaginative folklore by giving him an exciting life. Born in Chittenango, NY, in 1858, Baum found success as a writer of children's books, esp. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Bottom corner creased, owner name ft endpaper.

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