Santa Gets Help for Christmas

by Gena Cooke

Overview

Santa Gets Help for Christmas is an interactive and personalized book written to gently introduce the parental and guardianship role in gift giving at Christmas. At this crossroad of a childs coming of age, Santa Gets Help for Christmas assists parents and guardians in bringing up the discussion without leaving out the delightful Santa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491816240
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	09/27/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	28
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Gena Cooke is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and is currently living in Boston, Massachusetts. Gena is a two-time cancer survivor and in between her diagnoses gave birth to her son Chad. Gena was inspired to write 'Santa Gets Help for Christmas' in parallel with her second victory over cancer and her son’s first Christmas. Gena wanted to be sure Chad did not find out the sometimes painful way some children, like herself, learn about the parental or guardianship role in gift giving at Christmas. She wrote, “Santa Gets Help for Christmas” to gently explain and introduce their roles. Gena thanks God for blessing her with her son and she also thanks her family and friends for their support. Gena trusts you will find “Santa Gets Help for Christmas” a helpful tool for you and your child.

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SANTA GETS HELP FOR CHRISTMAS

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By Gena Cooke, Stephen Adams

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2013 Gena Cooke
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4918-1621-9

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CHAPTER 1

It was a week before Christmas and while Santa and Mrs. Claus sat by the fireplace enjoying the warmth of the fire, Benjamin the Elf brought Santa his milk and cookies.

"What are you reading Santa?" asked Benjamin.

"I'm reading the Good Child Report," he answered. "I just received the report in the mail today and it is a very good report. There are a million more good children in the world this year than there were last year."

"This is great news," said Mrs. Claus. "That means there will be more children who will receive lots of nice toys."

Santa was very happy to know that there were so many more good children this year and Benjamin and Mrs. Claus were delighted to hear the news.

All of a sudden, Santa started to worry as he began thinking about last year's Christmas deliveries.

"Oh no," said Santa. "I believe we may have a problem. Do you remember what happened last Christmas?"

"Yes, I do," answered Mrs. Claus. "I remember it took you a very long time to deliver all the toys to the children. Why it was almost 8 o'clock in the morning when you returned to the North Pole."

"Yes, it was a very busy night," said Santa. "At the last house I visited, the children woke up a second after I put their presents under the tree, and when I peeked back to make sure everything looked nice, they almost saw me. That was cutting it pretty close. Don't you think?"

"Yes," Mrs. Claus replied. "And now that there are so many more good children this year, it is going to be more difficult to keep up with the toy delivery schedule."

Like Santa and Mrs. Claus, Benjamin began to worry too, and said sadly, "Santa, with just seven days left before Christmas, it will be impossible for us to make a million more toys in time. What will we do this year Santa? What will we do?" Benjamin asked.

"I am not sure," said Santa. "We will set up a meeting with the rest of the Elves tomorrow to get some ideas."

The next day Santa called a meeting with all of the Elves.

"Elves," said Santa. "Last year we delivered toys to all the good boys and girls, and this year, there are a million more good boys and girls. We will need to figure out a way to deliver a million more toys to make all the children happy."

"How will it be possible to make sure all of the good boys and girls receive their toys? Do you have any ideas?" he asked.

Simon raised his hand and said, "I have an idea Santa, what if we deliver a million toys to half of the homes of all the good boys and girls on Christmas Eve? Then, we can make the other million toys and deliver them on New Year's Day."

"That's a good idea," said Santa. "The only problem is half the children will be disappointed if they have to wait to receive their toys on New Year's Day. That is seven days after Christmas."

Patrick raised his hand and said, "I have an idea Santa, I believe if we really really rush we can make the other million toys and deliver them two days after Christmas. The children will be much happier if they receive their toys two days after Christmas instead of seven days after Christmas."

"Yes, that is true," said Santa. "The children would be much happier if they receive their toys two days after Christmas instead of seven days after Christmas, but they will be very disappointed if the other children receive their toys before they do."

Arthur raised his hand and said, "I have an idea Santa. What if we ask all the people who take care of all the good boys and girls to help us?"
(Continues...)

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