A review by katiecatbooks
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum
4.0
Middle grade. Nice story. Horrible afterward.
Story: In this version of the Santa story, a nymph in a forest finds a baby, adopts him, and the baby grows up to become Santa Claus, with the help of lots of other fantastical woodland creatures.
Characters: Santa is the star and we see him in his youth, adulthood and old age. We also meet nymphs, fairies, goblins and even the king of the forest. Lots of children get individual stories.
Language: This is definitely geared toward middle grade. For one, they are past a "certain age" when they have more adult info about Santa. For another, younger readers would not have the patience to get through the chapters. The plot is intricate, there are many individual stories and there are a number of characters. On top of that, fantastical creatures are not Disneyfied, but speak with adult intelligence, which is likely less entertaining to younger readers. That being said, older readers will appreciate the same atmosphere as the Oz story in this one and enjoy the book as a whole.
Great Christmas read for older readers.
Story: In this version of the Santa story, a nymph in a forest finds a baby, adopts him, and the baby grows up to become Santa Claus, with the help of lots of other fantastical woodland creatures.
Characters: Santa is the star and we see him in his youth, adulthood and old age. We also meet nymphs, fairies, goblins and even the king of the forest. Lots of children get individual stories.
Language: This is definitely geared toward middle grade. For one, they are past a "certain age" when they have more adult info about Santa. For another, younger readers would not have the patience to get through the chapters. The plot is intricate, there are many individual stories and there are a number of characters. On top of that, fantastical creatures are not Disneyfied, but speak with adult intelligence, which is likely less entertaining to younger readers. That being said, older readers will appreciate the same atmosphere as the Oz story in this one and enjoy the book as a whole.
Great Christmas read for older readers.