Description
About the Story
Joe didn’t believe in Christmas — or Santa Claus. Cornelia lived in a nice house but in one way was like Joe: she was lonely, too. Cornelia saw Joe and wondered if he might be hungry. She set out a plate of food for him. Both wished they could know the other. But what they didn’t know is that on one night of the year (Christmas Eve) there is someone (Santa Claus) who wants to make children happy, and knows exactly how to do it. When Santa saw Joe, he made a special stop – and asked Joe if he wanted to go for a ride on the sled. NOW Joe was a believer in Santa. As they were flying, Santa let Joe take ahold of the reindeer reins. Santa instructed Joe how to land on a certain townhouse roof so he could make a delivery. He said, “The girl who lives here wrote to me and said that the only thing she needed was a friend.” Santa and Joe went down the chimney. The room was dark and Joe bumped into a table and knocked over a lamp. The crash woke up Cornelia. She cried, “Are you him? Are you really Santa Claus?” The two children recognized each other and introduced themselves. Santa had brought them together and gave them both what each wished most for: a friend. Sometimes friendship can be the best gift of all!
Publishing Info
The Boy Who Didn’t Believe in Christmas from the 4-book series based on the holiday movie: Santa Claus, The Movie. This one is by Michael Teitelbaum and illustrated by Barbara Steadman. From the A printing by Grosset & Dunlap with 1985 copyright by Calash Corporation. The ISBN is 0-448-10277-3. This paperback book measures about 8″ square and has 24 pages in staple binding.
Condition
See photo above. Covers show light bends in the outer corners. The pages are in very good condition. Initials in top corner of title page; no other markings. Stores in and ships from clean, smoke-free home.
Shipping
Generally sent the same day payment arrives. Unless you request otherwise, I will wrap the book in plastic wrap to help protect it from the elements, tightly sandwich it between pieces of cardboard, then wrap in brown paper to send via Media Mail with Delivery Confirmation tracking. See the shipping page for the cost to send a one-pound Media Mail package. Insurance is an additional cost as described. I am delighted to combine postage and insurance costs if you purchase more than one item. The second item may travel for free or just a few cents more — so it’s worth taking a look at my other items before you complete your order.
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