Carolyn Quattrocki

This book was so well loved by my kids that even though we would only pull it out to read it during the holiday season, the binding is falling apart. I will forever cherish the evenings we spent reading these stories and I hope to be able to read them to grandkids some day.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town is a perfect example of a folktale. The actual character of Santa Claus isn't real but it is a tradition of gifts that is passed down from generation to generation.
The plot is very engaging. The characters are introdced with spunk and bolness and the ending keeps the reader feeling good and excited because Sam and Mike made good choices.

I read my children this book every Christmas season. It is a family tradition.

The story of the Shoemaker who is very poor and about to lose his shop. He has some leather and he cuts it before leaving the store.

When he returns the next day there is a pair of beautiful shoes on the table. The shoemaker sells the shoes and has enough money to buy leather to make two pairs of shoes. He cuts the leather and leave it on the table again.

He returns the next day and there are 2 pairs of shoes better than the ones from the previous day. The shoemaker's wife and himself wonder show more who is making the shoes. They decide to stay one day to see who is making the shoes.

When they discover who is making the shoes they decide to make clothes for the elves. show less