The Adventures of Nicholas

adapted by Helen Siiteri
photocopied by a former NP colleague

I can't believe I've had this for about four or five years! Time to return it, so I read it in under an hour. It's a version of how Santa Claus came to be (sort of - he dies at the end of the story). It's kind of cheesy and simplistic (and saccharine), but also very sweet. It actually brought tears to my eyes. It was fun to see how the author brought traditional elements - stockings, Christmas trees, holly, etc. into the narrative.

I found it (full text) at http://books.google.com - very cool!