{"product_id":"the-life-and-adventures-of-santa-claus","title":"The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of six beloved Christmas classics in collectible hardcover editions\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eL. Frank Baum's \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus \u003c\/i\u003ewas first published in 1902, two years after his \u003ci\u003eWonderful Wizard of Oz. \u003c\/i\u003eDrawing on the attributes of Santa Claus from Clement Moore's 1822 poem \"A Visit from St. Nicholas\" (\"The Night Before Christmas\"), Baum chronicles Santa's life from his childhood in an enchanted forest--the same forest that is the source of all magic in the land of Oz--to his destiny of sharing gifts and spreading love to his fellow man. Along the way we witness him making his first toys, learn the origins of the Christmas tree and Christmas stockings, and discover the stories behind many Christmas secrets, like why Santa slides down chimneys, how he picks his reindeer, and how he delivers all his toys in one night. Later adapted into multiple animated films, and published here with the original illustrations from the first edition, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus\u003c\/i\u003e evinces the charm, warmth, and fantasy that made L. Frank Baum's Oz stories American classics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePenguin Christmas Classics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGive the gift of literature this Christmas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Christmas Classics honor the power of literature to keep on giving through the ages. The six volumes in the series are not only our most beloved Christmas tales, they also have given us much of what we love about the holiday itself. \u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol \u003c\/i\u003erevived in Victorian England such Christmas hallmarks as the Christmas tree, holiday cards, and caroling. The Yuletide yarns of Anthony Trollope popularized throughout the British Empire and around the world the trappings of Christmas in London. \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus \u003c\/i\u003ecreated the origin story for the presiding spirit of Christmas as we know it. The holiday tales of Louisa May Alcott shaped the ideal of an American Christmas. \u003ci\u003eThe Night Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e brought forth some of our earliest Christmas traditions as passed down through folk tales. And \u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e inspired the most famous ballet in history, one seen by millions in the twilight of every year. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeautifully designed hardcovers--with foil-stamped jackets, decorative endpapers, and nameplates for personalization--in a small trim size that makes them perfect stocking stuffers, Penguin Christmas Classics embody the spirit of giving that is at the heart of our most time-honored stories about the holiday. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCollect all six Penguin Christmas Classics: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Christmas Carol\u003c\/i\u003e by Charles Dickens\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristmas at Thompson Hall: And Other Christmas Stories\u003c\/i\u003e by Anthony Trollope\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Life and Adventures of Santa Claus \u003c\/i\u003eby L. Frank Baum\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Merry Christmas: And Other Christmas Stories\u003c\/i\u003e by Louisa May Alcott\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Night Before Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikolai Gogol\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e by E. T. A. Hoffmann \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942933659879,"sku":"9780143128533","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_2a9c96b5-2738-4bdf-a777-e9b04ece8748.jpg?v=1775272394","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-life-and-adventures-of-santa-claus","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}