This book is part of the Flat Stanley series. In this book Santa has decided to give up on Christmas because of the world today. Santa's daughter Sarah has a brilliant idea to cheer Santa back up. Santa's favorite letter was written by a little boy named Stanley. Stanley had written a letter to Santa when he was still flat because he needed new clothes...Sarah decides to go to Stanley's house to get him and bring him back to Santa. However, when she gets there she sees that he is not flat anymore, but takes him and his family, since he couldn't go alone, back to the North Pole. Eventually, the Lambchop family put some spirit back into Santa and cheer up Christmas.

Nice enough Christmas story. Like many of them, it is a secular fantasy with religious morals. Santa Claus doesn't want to deliver gifts because the world is just too terrible. As is typical in stories like this, everything works out ok in the end. Surprisingly for a children's book, the author actually describes the news stories of a typical day. SPOILER: But, because of the merit of one good family, he changes his mind and even helps make it a better place by granting their requests. ( )