The Life
and Adventures of Santa Claus by L Frank Baum is a children’s Christmas classic. It tells the story
of the life of Santa Claus from a baby to the present.
I gave this
book 5 out of 5 stars. I loved this book. It was cute and sweet and the perfect
fluffy Christmas read. This book is easily enjoyable for both children and
adults, it has definitely become a classic for a reason. The writing style is beautiful and lyrical
and a pleasure to read. The characters were interesting and heartwarming and lovely.
We didn’t get too in-depth with any but Claus, but it never felt like the rest
were underdeveloped.
The story
itself was fascinating. Not Christian in any way, but still beautiful. Some of
the important topics of Christmas like giving, bringing joy to others, treating
all people equally and making the world a better place are shown and discussed
in a very child friendly way. This version is not at all “realistic” and holds
many mythical and mystical elements, but that may be why I enjoyed it so much
(that it wasn’t trying to sell us a “true story”).
I think this
would be a wonderful story to read one chapter a day leading up to Christmas
and discuss with kids these messages of Christmas and how important they are in
relation to Christ (and how without Christ it is ineffective and never lasting).
It may also be interesting to do a comparative analysis of this Santa Claus and
Christ.
I am so
glad that I came across this book and will definitely be rereading it in years
to come.
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