L. Frank Baum

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

Illustration:Clark, Mary Cowles

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Why does Santa travel via Reindeer? How does he fit through the chimney, and how does he deliver all those toys in one wintry night? With a Christmas story, this book answers the enigmatic Christmas questions.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Christmas Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Classics / Penguin US
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 420485
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 193mm x 123mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9780143128533
• ISBN-10: 0143128531
• Artikelnr.: 42195754

Autorenporträt

Frank L. Baum (1856-1919) was born in New York. He enjoyed making up stories, particularly for his own children. The Wizard of Oz, based on their favourite bedtime story about a land of Oz, was published in 1900 and it immediately became a huge international success. He wrote several sequels and numerous other kinds of books under a pseudonym.

Rezensionen

For lit nerds and loved ones who are notoriously hard to shop for, you can t go wrong with these festively bound classics. . . . Their size makes them perfectly stocking-stuffable. Entertainment Weekly, The Must List

Leave it to the folks at Penguin who gave us Gothed-out editions of horror classics for Halloween to package these . . . slim Yuletide-themed volumes. Newsday, Best Books to Give as Holiday Gifts

Remember how Christmas was celebrated before Black Friday with these 19th-century authors, in small uniform volumes wrapped in pretty jackets. USA Today, Holiday Gift Books So Pretty, No Need to Wrap

Beautifully designed. The Washington Post